Visit our health, eligibility and travel section for a full list, or give us a call on to check if you can donate. There are some health, travel and lifestyle reasons that may stop you from being able to donate blood on a temporary basis.
If you are a woman under 20 and you weigh under 10st 3lb 65kg or are under 5' 6" cm tall you will need to check you have enough blood to donate safely. This calculation uses your height and weight but is different to BMI body mass index. Find out more about donating blood with haemochromatosis.
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On this page: Who can donate Who can't donate Who might have to wait to donate Female donors How often can I give blood? Who can donate blood. To donate blood you will need to: be generally fit and well be aged between 17 and 65 weigh between 7 stone 12 lbs 50kg and 25 stone kg have suitable veins we will check these before you donate meet all donor eligibility criteria we will check this with you before you donate. Become a blood donor. Who can't donate blood. You can't donate blood if you: have had most types of cancer have some heart conditions have received blood, platelets, plasma or any other blood products after 1 January have tested positive for HIV have had an organ transplant are a hepatitis B carrier are a hepatitis C carrier have injected non-prescribed drugs including body-building and injectable tanning agents.
