During your donation

The whole blood donation process takes 45 minutes to an hour from registration to rest and recovery. Find out what to expect when you visit the Bloodbank and follow these tips for a pleasant donation.

Please have these documents ready:

• Official photo identification such as NRIC, work pass or passport.
• A signed Parental/Guardian Consent Form if you are below 18 years old.

• If your parent/guardian has Singpass, you can submit the form via FormSG
  Otherwise, you can download and print the PDF Consent Form via here.

Medicine list, if you are on medication

You will also need:

A local address where you can be contacted are contactable.
A local telephone number where you can be reached.
 
Note: If you are a foreign donor without who does not have a fixed local address, you can provide the local address of a Singapore citizen or permanent resident who is willing to act as your point of contact. for you and sign have the Both of you will need to complete the Guarantor's Undertaking of Foreign Donor Form A & B submitted consent form.

Donor to complete fill up Guarantor's Undertaking of Foreign Donor Form on FormSG (Form A)
Guarantor to complete fill up Guarantor's Undertaking of Foreign Donor Form on FormSG (Form B)

At the Bloodbank

There are the steps you'll go through when donating blood:

What happens to your donated blood

Your blood will be screened for blood group, infectious diseases and antibodies. It is also separated into three components: red blood cells, platelets and plasma. It is then stored under carefully monitored and controlled conditions to keep it in an optimal state for transfusion.

Watch this video or read this infographic to learn what happens in the laboratory after blood donation.