You may already shop and pay bills on-line.

Well, now you can arrange your next donor session online and a whole lot more! 

By registering on the blood.co.uk website you will be able to book your appointment, change your details and check your recent donation history.
To get started, use the links on www.blood.co.uk.

You will need to be a registered blood donor and know your donor number. You can find this on letters they send you and also your blood donor card. The site has a step-by-step guide to take you through the registration process. 

They take security of your personal information very seriously and protect your data with a very secure system which is part of the Government Gateway. This uses several layers of security and encryption techniques.

Once you have logged on at Blood Donor Online you will be able to see how many donations you have made and when you are next able to donate. You can then book or rearrange an appointment.

If you have ever wondered what blood products they have made from your donation – red cells, platelets, and plasma – now you can find out. Just check for the product symbols next to the date and venue of your last few visits. The system can also tell you which award you are due next and how many donations it will take to reach it.

Another useful feature is you can check donation guidelines online, which means you know before booking an appointment whether any trips abroad, medical conditions, medications or your profession could affect your ability to donate.

For those of you with an interest in the media history of blood donation, they also have plans to introduce a new media library to the site.

Once complete, it will feature all their current and old TV and radio commercials, from the old gruesome ones showing a lady cutting her hand while cleaning windows and a dock worker in a car crash to the more light-hearted ads reminding donors to tell us about their change of details when they move house.

A number of short films and documentaries about blood, blood donation and organ donation will also be put on the site.
 
So, don’t miss out!

Sign up to Blood Donor Online today at www.blood.co.uk