Therapeutic Apheresis Services

Providing life-saving and life-improving services to patients across the country

The NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) Therapeutic Apheresis Services (TAS) teams provide adults and children with access to apheresis therapies across a range of clinical specialities. Based within NHS Trusts in 10 geographical regions, the medical and nursing teams deliver a range of therapeutic treatments using specialist machines that exchange, remove or collect specific components from within the blood. Find your closest TAS unit here. 

The multidisciplinary teams provide patients with access to high-quality apheresis services, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

The information on these pages is for clinicians; if you're a therapeutic apheresis patient, donor, carer or visitor, please visit the NHSBT website.

How to make a referral

How to refer a patient for treatment at one of our units.

Information on making a referral

Our treatments

Our portfolio of apheresis treatments and the clinical specialisms we support.

Find out about TAS therapies

Compliance

Providing care in a safe, clinically effective and comfortable environment.

Information on regulation and accreditation

Annual reports

Annual reviews for clinicians and patients.

Read annual reports

Contact us

If you have a general enquiry please email TherapeuticApheresisServices@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Page last reviewed: 4 March 2025