Explore the eight major blood groups
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About this blood type
Group O- blood can be given to almost anyone, making it an extremely valuable resource for emergencies where blood is needed immediately. This universal quality means additional stocks of O- are needed to provide standby cover.
Patients this blood type can help
O negative
O-
A negative
A-
B negative
B-
AB negative
AB-
O positive
O+
A positive
A+
B positive
B+
AB positive
AB+
O negative stats in Scotland
O- stats in Scotland
O negative current stock level
O- current stock level
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About this blood type
Although group A blood is the second largest blood group in Scotland, type A- blood is relatively rare.
Patients this blood type can help
A negative
A-
AB negative
AB-
A positive
A+
AB positive
AB+
A negative stats in Scotland
A- stats in Scotland
A negative current stock level
A- current stock level
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About this blood type
11% of the Scottish population have group B blood. However, only 2% have type B-, making it the second rarest blood type in Scotland.
Patients this blood type can help
B negative
B-
AB negative
AB-
B positive
B+
AB positive
AB+
B negative stats in Scotland
B- stats in Scotland
B negative current stock level
B- current stock level
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About this blood type
Type AB- is the rarest blood type in Scotland. In fact, If you have AB- blood, you're one of less than 27,000 people.
Patients this blood type can help
AB negative
AB-
AB positive
AB+
AB negative stats in Scotland
AB- stats in Scotland
AB negative current stock level
AB- current stock level
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About this blood type
More than two million people in Scotland have type O+ blood, making it the most common blood type in Scotland. This means that although there will always be more potential O+ donors, there will also be more O+ patients.
Patients this blood type can help
O positive
O+
A positive
A+
B positive
B+
AB positive
AB+
O positive stats in Scotland
O+ stats in Scotland
O positive current stock level
O+ current stock level
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About this blood type
More than a quarter of Scotland's population have type A+ blood. This makes it the second most common blood group in Scotland.
Patients this blood type can help
A positive
A+
AB positive
AB+
A positive stats in Scotland
A+ stats in Scotland
A positive current stock level
A+ current stock level
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About this blood type
11% of the Scottish population have group B blood. The majority of these have people have type B+ blood - nearly half a million people.
Patients this blood type can help
B positive
B+
AB positive
AB+
B positive stats in Scotland
B+ stats in Scotland
B positive current stock level
B+ current stock level
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About this blood type
Around 3% of Scotland's population have our rarest blood group, AB. Most of this group have type AB+, but it is still the third rarest blood type in the country.
Patients this blood type can help
AB positive stats in Scotland
AB+ stats in Scotland
AB positive current stock level
AB+ current stock level
