Patients with major burns may need donated skin when extensive wounds leave them vulnerable to infection, fluid loss and severe pain. Following consent, potential donors are screened through medical history and required tests before trained personnel recover a thin layer of skin, which is processed and preserved under controlled conditions. Suitable grafts are then supplied for temporary wound coverage as part of specialist burn treatment. The bank aims to provide safe, traceable tissue that protects damaged areas, reduces complications and gives patients a better opportunity to heal.