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31 October 2025

Exciting improvements to our testing process

We're implementing an improved process for blood and plasma donors requiring a Malaria Antibody Test.

27 October 2025

AB cryoprecipitate and plasma

We are contacting AB donors and asking them to come forward to help build stocks of these life saving components

Faith and cultural leaders from across Scotland took part in the annual Imam Hussain Blood Donation Campaign (IHBDC) launch in Glasgow Donor Centre last week.

31 August 2018

A new donor's story

Rebecca, a Health Care Assistant, gives blood for the first time in Dundee Blood Donor Centre.

Why not make a difference to your community by organising a group booking at your local donor centre?

For Helen, the freedom to be able to walk means more than words can say.

Jemma McRae is a dance teacher and owner of Academy Street Dance Studio in Aberdeen. Jemma sent in this poem to encourage people to sign up to give blood.

You booked your appointment, gave blood, munched some biscuits, and saved or improved the lives of up to three people. However, whose job is it to make sure that magic actually happens?

Evelyn Wood met the Earl of Strathearn at an event organised to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the NHS.

As part of the NHS in Scotland 70th anniversary celebrations, the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) caught up with some of our donors who have recently celebrated a special milestone.

Current blood stock levels across Scotland Tuesday 04 November

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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