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09 September 2025

How one donation can change a life

For Derek and his family, giving blood isn’t just a donation - it's a lifeline

02 September 2025

Mocha, mates and making a difference

This July, nine big hearted baristas from Costa Riverside gave blood in Dundee.

12 April 2019

Howzat Culloden!

Culloden session bowled over by support from Northern Counties Cricket Club

Despite the fact kidney transplants increased in Scotland last year, more than 400 people are still in need.

Major building works mean alternative routes will be needed accessing Aberdeen Donor Centre.

We all know that giving blood can make you feel pretty good about yourself, but how does it feel to rope your colleagues into the blood donor family?

24 December 2018

Little Lion Man

'Given blood in 2018? You've saved our boy's life countless times.'

On Wednesday 12 December 2018, Bill Kidd MSP invited MSPs to meet with the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) at the Scottish Parliament.

Dingly's Motorcycle Club undertook their festive-themed Blood Run last week, to the delight of those they zipped past.

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Current blood stock levels across Scotland Sunday 14 September

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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