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15 December 2025

MAT with donation now live across Scotland

Donors who have visited malarial countries can now give a full donation immediately.

05 December 2025

Your O Negative blood keeps Scotland moving this festive season

As an O Negative donor, you play an incredible role in saving lives across Scotland because your blood can be given to anyone in an emergency.

'I had to prepare Millie for the possibility that Mum wouldn’t be there on Christmas Day,' says Kelly Butler, 34, from Aberdeen.

Dunfermline mummy Nicolle Hollick explains just how critical blood donations were for her family.

Christmas campaign calls for new donors as figures reveal less than 2% of Scots are blood donors

Book an appointment to donate over Christmas and New Year

We launch new collaboration with Scottish Masters Hockey, inspired by the winning efforts of Highland Hockey Club in Invernes

This year, Scotland needs 15,000 people to donate in December.

Scotland needs over 25,000 donors to give blood before Hogmanay

What do Christmas puddings and blood types have in common? On the surface, not much - but at this time of year, they make a handy metaphor for something both complex and life-saving.

Current blood stock levels across Scotland Wednesday 17 December

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

Learn more about blood types