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14 June 2026

Donors saved Naomi's life on World Blood Donor Day

Little Ivy Plenderleith celebrates her first birthday on World Blood Donor Day - the day blood donors saved mum Naomi’s life.

14 June 2026

Happy World Blood Donor Day!

Every year on 14th June, countries across the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day.

This Blood Donor Week, staff member Gemma wants to share a special message with you all.

The boys are in Boston, the Tartan Army's congregating, and the countdown has well and truly begun. And today, we have even more to celebrate - the first day of Blood Donor Week, leading up to World Blood Donor Day on 14 June.

Scratchcard Wednesday and the Tartan Army show their support for patients in Scotland at Glasgow Blood Donor Centre.

With their M72 tour hitting Hampden Park on 25 June 2026, Metallica are partnering with all four UK blood donation services because they know, if you need blood, "Nothing else matters."

We've partnered up with Clyde, Forth, MFR, Northsound and Tay to promote blood donation during the World Cup.

A World Cup-themed blood donation event brings together Scots, Haitians, Moroccans and Brazilians in a show of solidarity at Glasgow Donor Centre

Aberdeen Donor Centre car park has now reopened, so blood, plasma and platelet donors can once again park directly outside the centre.

As Scotland prepares to take to the world stage at the World Cup for the first time in 28 years, SNBTS urges people across the country to take action off the pitch by giving blood now.

Current blood stock levels across Scotland Wednesday 17 June

We aim to retain 6 days of stocks at any time in order to meet the requirements of patients in Scotland.

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