Give Blood
March 26, 2020
The need for blood never stops. The government have classed giving blood as ‘essential travel’ with extra safety measures put in place for the public and staff donating their time, blood and platelets.
As with many areas of health and social care, COVID-19 has resulted in some changes including:
- If you have had coronavirus infection you must wait for 14 days from when your symptoms settled.
- If you have been in contact with a confirmed case of coronavirus, you may donate as long as you have not been asked to isolate and you remain well. If you do donate it is very important you let them know if you develop symptoms of coronavirus at a later date.
- Due to government guidelines people aged 70 or over and those in vulnerable health are currently unable to donate.
For more information and for more updates on giving blood and coronavirus please visit the NHS website here
where do I donate
Hello,
Thanks for your query about where to go to donate. Our Information and Signposting Officer has followed this up and we have now added an article to our website which gives details of where to give blood, here is a link: https://www.healthwatchsefton.co.uk/news/coronavirus-blood-donors-needed-after-15-drop-says-nhs/
Best wishes, the Healthwatch Team