Dr James Robinson​ Head of Bioinformatics

Guides and forms

This section contains the User Guide and all the forms and information you need to use our services

Contact us

For any information and help in using our forms or services, please contact our Customer Service team.

User guides

Operations and Patient Services User Guide

Read the Operations and Patient Services User Guide to find out more about the procedures to be followed by hospitals and international registries using our services.

Laboratories User Guide

Read the Laboratories User Guide to find out more about the procedures followed by our laboratories whilst carrying out testing for our referral hospitals and transplant centres.

Search and Donor testing requests

Search request form

When to use this form: To initiate a UK, international and/or cord blood unit (CBU) search for your patient.

How to use this form: Fill in this form accompanied by your patient’s HLA report. For UK centres, please send this to your dedicated transplant centre (TC) inbox. For international establishments, please send this to SearchTeam@anthonynolan.org

Extended typing request form

When to use this form: To be completed by the transplant centre or international establishment if they require Anthony Nolan to perform or request extended typing on any donor.

How to use this form: After filling in this form, for UK centres, please send this to your dedicated transplant centre (TC) inbox. For international establishments, please send this to VTTeam@anthonynolan.org

Verification typing request form

When to use this form: A transplant centre laboratory or international establishment must complete this to request samples from a UK or international donor, to be tested in the transplant centre’s designated laboratory.

How to use this form: After filling in this form, for UK centres, please send this to your dedicated transplant centre (TC) inbox. For international establishments, please send this to VTTeam@anthonynolan.org

Please note: To proceed to concurrent blood sample and donation complete the stem cell provision form.

Related donor sample request form

When to use this form: A transplant centre must complete this to request support with obtaining samples from a related donor (either living in the UK or internationally), to be tested in the transplant centre’s designated laboratory or in an international registry’s laboratory.

How to use this form: After filling in this form, for international related donors, please send this to your dedicated transplant centre (TC) inbox. For UK related donors, please send this to VTTeam@anthonynolan.org

Please note: To proceed to concurrent blood sample and donation complete the Related Donor First Donation Request Form

Unrelated Stem Cell Provision

First donation request form

When to use this form: To be completed when requesting an unrelated donor to donate for the first time to your patient.

How to use this form: After completing and signing the form please send it to workups@anthonynolan.org.The form will duplicate all IDs from page one to subsequent pages once printed to PDF. Please ensure VT reports for both donor and patient are also sent and page two is completed for all concurrent requests.

Subsequent donation request forms

When to use this form: To be completed when requesting the same unrelated donor to donate again to your patient, either through PBSC, BM or DLC.

How to use this form: After completing and signing this form, please send it to workups@anthonynolan.org

DLC prescription form for an NMDP donor

When to use this form: To be completed when requesting an unrelated NMDP donor to donate again to your patient, and only when you require DLC.

How to use this form: After completing and signing this form, please send it to workups@anthonynolan.org

Related Stem Cell Provision

Related donor first donation request forms

When to use this form: To be completed when requesting a related donor to donate for the first time to your patient.

How to use this form: After completing and signing this form, please send it to workups@anthonynolan.org Please ensure that VT reports for both donor and patient are also sent.

Related donor subsequent donation request forms

When to use this form: To be completed when requesting a related donor to donate again to your patient, either through PBSC, BM or DLC.

How to use this form: After completing and signing this form, please send it to workups@anthonynolan.org

Postponement or cancellation

Postponement or Cancellation form (UK donor)

When to use this form: In the event of a postponement or cancellation for a UK donor collection.

How to use this form: email this form the DonorProvison@anthonynolan.org team. If urgent action is required outside office hours call the Anthony Nolan emergency telephone number, +44 7710 599 161

Postponement or Cancellation form (International donor)

When to use this form: In the event of a postponement or cancellation for an International donor collection.

How to use this form: email this form to the DonorProvison@anthonynolan.org team. If urgent action is required outside office hours call the Anthony Nolan emergency telephone number, +44 7710 599 161

Cord Blood Requests

Cord blood unit request form

When to use this form: To be completed when requesting cord blood unit(s) for shipment.

How to use this form: After completing and signing this form, please send it to workups@anthonynolan.org Please ensure that VT reports for the patient is also sent.

Clinical Services

Before submitting a request form; please download and read our terms and conditions.

Histocompatibility testing request

When to use this form: To request Anthony Nolan to carry out histocompatibility typing for a patient or related donor.

How to use this form: After filling in this form, please send it to ClinicalServices@anthonynolan.org

HLA disease association testing request form

When to use this form: To request a sample to be tested for HLA disease association or for drug hypersensitivity.

How to use this form: After filling in this form, please send it to ClinicalServices@anthonynolan.org

Haemochromatosis testing request form

When to use this form: To be completed if testing for haemochromatosis is required.

How to use this form: After filling in this form, please send it to ClinicalServices@anthonynolan.org

Post-shipment cord verification HLA typing request form

When to use this form: If a centre requires Anthony Nolan to carry out verification typing on a Cord Blood Unit.

How to use this form: After filling in this form, please send it to ClinicalServices@anthonynolan.org