Sharing details of your transplant

At Anthony Nolan, we support patients who want to share information about their stem cell transplant on social media, or by speaking to the press.

This can be a powerful way of raising awareness and encouraging new donors to sign up to the register and save lives.

However, we do ask you to not share any personal or identifiable information about the donor  (e.g. location, age, gender). 

If you have already communicated with your donor anonymously for more than two years, you may share this information freely, as long as permission has been given by the donor. 

Our anonymity policy protects both the donor and recipient in accordance with United Kingdom Regulations.

You can share:

• Share the time and date of their transplant.
• Mention @AnthonyNolan in your twitter posts so that we can follow your story.
• Photos and information about your transplant journey on the Anthony Nolan Facebook page (just let us know if you’re happy for us to share it!).

You can't share:

• Your donor’s location, age or gender.
• Any other details about your donor which may have been given to you by your transplant centre.
• Photos of your stem cell bag if the information label is visible.
• Anonymous correspondence with your donor.

If you have any questions, please contact the patient team at patientinfo@anthonynolan.org

Information published: 06/10/16
Next review due: 06/10/19