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NHS National Services Scotland

AB+

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

What's special about group AB+ blood?

AB+ blood type AB+

19.0 days


2.6% of the population in Scotland have group AB+ blood.

Group AB is the least commonly occurring blood group in Scotland. The demand for AB+ varies from day to day and depends on the blood group of the individual patients who require transfusions.

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