{"id":90370,"date":"2017-10-25T09:33:15","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T07:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=90370"},"modified":"2017-10-22T22:13:13","modified_gmt":"2017-10-22T20:13:13","slug":"donating-blood-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/donating-blood-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Donating blood in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like in all other countries, <strong>blood donation<\/strong>\u00a0in Spain is needed to help support medical treatments such as blood transfusions, emergency treatment and surgeries for their citizens. Giving blood in Barcelona is a lot easier than you may think and the\u00a0the city council is always\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/charitity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grateful for donations<\/a><\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> has put together some information about <strong>blood donation<\/strong> in <strong>Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Banc de Sang i Texts<\/strong> is Catalonia\u2019s public blood donation organisation. They are responsible for not only blood donation but also tissue donation, cord blood and human milk donation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/help-homeless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to help the homeless in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/donating-blood-barcelona\/#Where_can_I_donate_blood\" title=\"Where can I donate blood?\">Where can I donate blood?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/donating-blood-barcelona\/#What_documents_do_I_need_to_bring\" title=\"What documents do I need to bring?\">What documents do I need to bring?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/donating-blood-barcelona\/#Can_UK_Expats_donate_in_Spain\" title=\"Can UK Expats donate in Spain?\">Can UK Expats donate in Spain?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_donate_blood\"><\/span>Where can I donate blood?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_90373\" style=\"width: 272px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90373\" class=\"wp-image-90373 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/blood-315278_1280-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"174\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-90373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Banc de Sang i Teixits has several blood collection points located throughout <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> and Catalonia, including 16 fixed centres found in the major hospitals of Catalonia and 17 mobile donation centres that visit over 80 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/catalonia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">towns and cities across Catalonia<\/a><\/strong> each week. <\/span><b>Hospital Universitari Call d\u2019Hebron<\/b>: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Passeig Vall d&#8217;Hebron 119 &#8211; 12<\/span>9. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>93 274 90 25<\/strong>. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opening times from Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 8:00 pm <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm on Saturdays and bank holidays. <\/span><b>Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167. Pavell\u00f3 del convent, 11. <span id=\"result_box\" class=\"short_text\" lang=\"en\">Recommended street Access<\/span><span id=\"t-served-community-button\" class=\"trans-verified-button goog-toolbar-button\" role=\"button\"><\/span> Pare Claret (entre l&#8217;Esgl\u00e9sia i l&#8217;\u00d2ptica Universit\u00e0ria). <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>93 553 75 91<\/strong>. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opening times from Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 8:00 pm <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and from 09:00 am to 2:00 pm and from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Saturdays and bank holidays. <\/span><b>Hospital Cl\u00ednic: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Villarroel, 170 Esc1 1r pis. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>93 227 54 00<\/strong> (ext. 20 90). <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opening times from Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 8:00 pm <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm on Saturdays and bank holidays.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can find out when and where the mobile donation clinics visit\u00a0<strong>Barcelona<\/strong> by clicking on the <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bancsang.net\/ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Banc de Sang i Teixits calendar<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/english-doctors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English-speaking doctors in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_documents_do_I_need_to_bring\"><\/span>What documents do I need to bring?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it is your first time donating, you should bring an identity card. This could be a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=3&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjkivvtk8rWAhVG1RoKHWuQBAoQFgg5MAI&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.shbarcelona.com%2Fblog%2Fen%2Fforeign-identity-number-nie%2F&amp;usg=AFQjCNFl2sP8LcoJfM0rvaBR1x10lbcE-Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DNI, NIE, passpor<em>t<\/em><\/a> <\/strong>or driving license. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are already registered with the blood bank, you can bring your donor card or an identity card with your first name and surname on it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_UK_Expats_donate_in_Spain\"><\/span>Can UK Expats donate in Spain?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_90372\" style=\"width: 220px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90372\" class=\"wp-image-90372 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/blood-donation-2783902_1920-300x212.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"149\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-90372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyone who has lived in the UK between 1980 and 1996 will not be able to donate blood in Spain due to the risk of transmitting mad cow disease. However, each region may have different rules about donation. <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizensadvice.org.es\/faq\/can-i-donate-blood-in-spain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">It\u2019s best to call up your nearest blood bank or drop in and speak to a professional<\/a>. <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are certain regulations with <strong>blood donation<\/strong> in <strong>Barcelona<\/strong>. If you have any doubt about whether or not you are eligible to donate, call the donation helpline on <strong>93 557 35 00<\/strong>. Alternatively, <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.donarsang.gencat.cat\/es\/puedo-donar\/preguntas-frecuentes\/cat\/12\/donacion-de-sangre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">visit the blood donation organisation&#8217;s FAQ page<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>where you can find out whether or not you can give blood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Have you donated blood in Barcelona? 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Giving blood in Barcelona is a lot easier than you may think and the\u00a0the city council is always\u00a0grateful for donations. 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