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What kind of donors do we need?

YOUNG DONORS

Research indicates that younger donors * provide better outcomes for patients. In fact, they account for over 75% of our lifesaving transplants!

YOUNG MEN

Young men are especially likely to be asked to donate, with over half of the UK donations last year being from men – but men aged 16-30 currently make up just 14% of the Anthony Nolan register.

DONORS FROM MINORITY ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS

Your ethnic background also affects your tissue type, so you are more likely to match someone with the same ethnic background. We really need the register to be more ethnically diverse, to help patients receive the best possible match, regardless of their ethnic heritage.

How do you sign up?

You can join the Anthony Nolan stem cell register if you are aged 16-30
Signing up is simple. You fill in a form and do a cheek swab….then you wait!
You’ll stay on the register until you are 61, so think about it before you register. You might be someone’s only match - so you need to feel happy that you’d go through with the donation if you were lucky enough to get the call

You can see more FAQs here: https://www.anthonynolan.org/help-save-a-life/join-stem-cell-register

*Younger donors – refers to people 30 and under

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Here are all the video links if required.

Included:

What's it like to give blood? - Slide 5

Organ donation- Poem - Slide 6

The Hero Project - Slide 9

How the donation process works - Slide 14

Optional:

Finding matching donors

Understanding Stem Cell Donation (Q&A)

Video links