Publications
The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service produces a number of leaflets about giving blood. These materials are available at blood donor centres and community sessions across Scotland.
Leaflets
- AB Serum: Your questions answered
- After giving blood (post donation card)
- Bruising: Advice for donors
- Convalescent Plasma: How Convalescent Plasma donation will help us fight Covid-19
- Convalescent Plasma: Information for those with positive Covid-19 antibody results
- Data protection notice
- Fainting: Advice for donors
- Female blood donors aged 17-19
- Give platelets
- Giving blood: Donor information leaflet
- Low haemoglobin and blood donation
- High haemoglobin and blood donation
- How to become a blood donor
- Making an appointment to give blood
- Testing for blood-borne infections
- Travel information for blood donors
Reference
- Blood donor selection criteria: Men who have sex with men
- Coping with stress after a major incident
- Coping with stress after a major incident (additional information for children)
- Donor health check form (sample)
- FAIR Position statement
- FAIR Report
- FAIR Report (Executive summary)
- FAQ: Plasma
- FAQ: Plasmapheresis
- Height and weight chart for female blood donors
- Muscle tensing exercise card