I cannot fault the staff here - they always greet you with a grateful smile, whatever the weather, and whatever conditions they are working in. The ability to make an appointment at this centre rather than having to wait at a tradtional donor session is absolutely great - you turn up, you donate and you're off again within 45 minutes! The centre is clean and pleasant and the waiting room is more akin to a doctors surgery than waiting room for a donor session. The booking system works really well - and after your donation, you can make another appointment straight away before you leave. The smallest issue is that parking is limited, unless you go to donate after the bulk of staff at Radio Gloucestershire have left work for the day!! I've been a donor for a long time, but always go to the donor centre now rather than a mobile donation session - it's just much simpler. read more

Giving blood is so much simpler at a donor centre. The Gloucester centre operates an appointment-only system so you don't have to wait. Staff are very friendly, and chat with you while you donate. I have only had one aborted donation at this centre, but that was probably me moving my arm slightly between them locating a vein and putting the needle in. They also have a large biscuit-basket for when you are finished, a good selection of newspapers, and they make you a nice cup of tea afterwards. There are slight problems - it's a bit of a way out of the centre of Gloucester if you are walking (but it's in close proximity of the hospital, which is probably a good thing) and it can be a bit hard to get an appointment. But all in all, who needs to wait for ages in a chilly church hall when you can donate at a centre such as this? read more