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30 March 2026

Murray and Kit: 'A Pawsitive' force for good

Murray and his red lab guide dog Kit are well-kent faces at the Pitlochry session.

23 March 2026

Pageant queen highlights the beauty of blood donation

A beauty queen finalist has called for more blood donors to come forward, after treatment saved her life as a baby.

He thanks blood donors for helping him continue his cancer treatment

Scotland needs nearly 10,000 blood and platelet donors before Christmas

Best known for scoring tries for Glasgow Warriors and Scotland, Ollie Smith is also a dedicated blood donor.

There are 1,097 platelet donors across Scotland, and every single one of them is a star. However, this festive period, we need to find a few superstar donors

23 November 2023

Giving blood for Julie

Mark Williams shares why he and friends gave blood at RGU this week.

13 November 2023

High spec blood

A festive tale told through the medium of Christmas puddings.

Aberdeen University Kickboxing Club rolled up their sleeves to give blood as a group.

From Monday 23 October 2023, visitors to some provinces in Italy (Rome, Latina and Lodi) will have to wait four weeks before donating.

Current blood stock levels across Scotland Monday 06 April

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