Organ Donation

Without bone marrow, blood cannot be produced. When things go wrong and the bone marrow becomes damaged, for example as a result of treatment for leukaemia or a related cancer of the blood, the patient must receive a transplant to survive.

If you live in England or North Wales (from Machynlleth north) contact:

British Bone Marrow Registry (BBMR)
0845 7 711 711
www.blood.co.uk

If you live in South Wales (which covers South, Mid, East and West Wales) contact:

Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry
0800 371 502
www.welshblood.org.uk (English language)
www.gwaedcymru.org.uk (Welsh language)

If you live in Scotland contact:

Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service
0845 90 90 999
www.scotblood.co.uk

If you live in Northern Ireland contact:

Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service
020 9053 4662
www.nibts.org

There is also a register of people willing to become bone marrow donors held by the Anthony Nolan Trust. To find out more about the register contact:

newdonor@anthonynolan.org.uk
0901 88 22 234
www.anthonynolan.org.uk

To join the NHS Organ Donor Register:

• call the Organ Donor Line on 0300 123 23 23
• visit www.organdonation.nhs.uk
• fill in the registration form and return it to us. Please put this form in an envelope and post it to:

FREEPOST RRZK-SHUX-SBCK NHSBT
Fox Den Road Stoke Gifford Bristol
BS34 8RR

You don’t need to use a stamp, but doing so helps to conserve our funds.

Once your registration form has been received your name is added to the NHS Organ Donor Register.

Due to the large number of registrations we receive, we do not confirm receipt of the form. However, if you require written confirmation, please write to us at the address at the back of this leaflet.