If you are aged 31 or over you can join a different UK registry; you only need to join one register. The two other registers are NHS Blood and Transplant and DKMS

• NHS Blood and Transplant - If you're already a blood donor, or willing and eligible to give blood, you may be able to join the NHS stem cell register. Their email is customer.services@nhsbt.nhs.uk.

If you want to be removed from the Anthony Nolan register, you need to contact the Register Support team directly. You can email them at register.support@anthonynolan.org. Please clarify in your email what sort of removal you mean. Make sure to include your full name and date of birth in your email for identification purposes.

When signing up to join the Anthony Nolan stem cell register, you should use your current postal address. This is important because you will be sent a swab pack in the post.

Once you have done your swabs and joined the register, if you live at a university address that is temporary, you should update your address to your parents’ address, or one that is more permanent.

Thinking of becoming a lifesaver? Here are a few things you should know:

• To apply to join the stem cell register, you need to fill our online form to request a swab pack. This will be posted to you, you complete and post back.
• Joining the register is easy and free.
• You need to be aged 16–30 to join our stem cell register.
• You’ll stay on the register and you can still donate until you turn 61.
• Most people on our register will never come up as a match.

If you have moved abroad you can no longer be on the Anthony Nolan register. Please contact the register support team to be removed from the register: register.suport@anthonynolan.org

Requesting a new donor card

Please contact Anthony Nolan directly:

Email: register.support@anthonynolan.org
Phone: 0207 424 6567

When contacting, please provide:

• Your full name
• Date of birth
• Current postal address
• Mention that you need a replacement donor card

While you wait

Remember that:

I understand that having a fear of needles (needle phobia) can be concerning when thinking about stem cell donation. Let me address this with the information from the provided context.

I'm very sorry to hear about your cancer diagnosis. Let me provide you with some important information about how this affects your status with Anthony Nolan.

Important medical information

If you're already on the register

You will need to be removed from the stem cell register. This is to protect both your health and the health of potential recipients. Your own health and recovery should be your primary focus at this time.

Already registered with DKMS?

Thank you for your interest in joining the stem cell register! I can help clarify this important question.

Key information

You do not need to join multiple registers. Here's why:

• All UK registries (including Anthony Nolan and DKMS) are part of the unified Anthony Nolan and NHS Stem Cell Registry
• When searching for a match, the system automatically checks all UK registers regardless of which one you joined
• Joining multiple registers could lead to duplicate entries and inefficient searching

To update your address or any other contact details on the Anthony Nolan register, you can follow these steps: