Reference Source

Body piercing

For Body piercing, blood service is JPAC / UK Blood and Tissue Services; waiting period is 4 months; condition is Less than 4 months from last piercing; outcome is temporary deferral; guideline version is WB-DSG Edition 203 Release 76 (30 April 2025), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

Criterion
Body piercing
Blood service
JPAC / UK Blood and Tissue Services our reading
Waiting period
4 months verified
Condition
Less than 4 months from last piercing verified
Outcome
temporary deferral our reading
Guideline version
WB-DSG Edition 203 Release 76 (30 April 2025)
Sourcejpac.org.uk
Verified2026-08-06
Review by2027-02-02
DatasetBlood donor deferral criteria compared across national blood services

Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.

What the source says

Must not donate if: Less than 4 months from last piercing.

jpac.org.uk, retrieved 2026-08-06

Source

Last verified against source: 2026-08-06. Due for re-check by 2027-02-02. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.