Give Blood 4 Good - in memory of Patrick Smith
Patrick Smith gave blood for the first time on his 17th birthday, and continued to give blood regularly even after moving across the country to study chemical engineering at Edinburgh University. He was passionate about blood donation, and strongly encouraged his friends and family to follow in his footsteps.
Happy new year 2020
Thank you for giving blood in 2019. You're a lifesaver - keep up the good work in 2020!
Aberdeen Mum thanks blood donors for saving twins
Zoe Stewart and Paddy Kelly were delighted to find out they were expecting twins. However, their delight changed to worry when Willow and Niamh arrived more than three months early and needed blood transfusions to survive.
Christmas 2019: Festive call for new blood donors
Blood donations are vital for treating traffic accident casualties, haemhorrage patients, and rare illnesses such as Sickle Cell anaemia.
Merry Christmas from Little Lion Man
Last year we met 'Little Lion Man' Iain Norrie for the first time, as his mum thanked blood donors for saving his life. This year he wanted to say thank you himself.
Festive opening hours 2019/20
Our donor centres have different opening hours over Christmas and New Year. Find out when your local centre is open.
High spec blood
A festive tale told through the medium of Christmas puddings.
How flu season affects giving blood
Cough, splutter, sniff - it’s about to go viral.
Five reasons donations dip in autumn
Think bugs, bake-off and Beast from the East...
Living with sickle cell
How blood transfusion saves lives in sickle cell disease.