Professor Rob Wynn, Consultant Paediatric Haematologist and Director of the Blood & Marrow Transplant Programme at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital

Cord blood collection sites

We can currently collect cord blood from five hospitals in the UK, find out more about each of these sites below.

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King's college hospital, London

King’s College Hospital’s cord collection site was opened in 2007.

Need to get in touch?

Please call 07880956955

St Mary's Hospital, Oxford Road (Manchester)

Saint Mary’s Hospital’s cord collection site in Manchester was opened in 2014.

Need to get in touch?

Please call 0161 276 5469

Saint Mary's Hospital, Whythenshawe (Manchester)

St Mary's Hospital cord collection site based in Wythenshawe Manchester opened in 2020.

Need to get in touch?

Please call 07900 730545

Leicester Royal Infirmary

Leicester Royal Infirmary’s cord collection site was opened in 2010.

Need to get in touch?

Please call 07909907215

Leicester General Hospital

Leicester General Hospital’s cord collection site was opened in 2010.

Need to get in touch?

Please call 07909907231

Wondering why there are only 5 cord donation locations?

It costs thousands of pounds to establish a new cord blood centre, so we need to focus our funding in the most effective way.