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January 2025: We need you
Scotland is currently facing some challenges with adverse weather and seasonal illnesses.
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Nepalese Southside Community Group celebrate Scottish New Year
They haven't celebrated their New Year yet, but a special group from Nepal were among our first footers of 2025.
Wellbank village give blood
Wellbank Village Hall opened its doors and welcomed 63 donors from the DD5 and DD4 postcode area on Thursday 12 May 2022.
What's so good about high spec blood?
Find out more about high spec O negative blood, and why it's so special.
New processes: Bear with us
From 5th April onwards, we will be entering your health check responses directly onto the computer at health screening. This means the session will become more efficient in the long run – but you may initially notice a bit of a delay.
How can knowing a donor's ethnicity help treat patients?
From April 2022 onwards we’ll be asking about your ethnicity to help match blood profiles to patients more effectively.
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) core testing
The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service has begun testing to find out whether donors have had Hepatitis B in the past.
Travel and malaria: Why we ask the questions we do
Information on when you can give blood after travel outside the UK.
Position statement: Ukraine
At this time, Ukraine has not requested support for blood supplies.
Moray donor William reaches 250 donations
William McCook began donating when he was just nineteen.
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