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07 April 2025

Important: Blood, platelets and plasma - An Easter update

We must welcome around 7,000 blood, 280 platelet and almost 400 plasma donors over the next two weeks.

26 March 2025

First blood donation session in Orkney for 16 years

Kirkwall sessions will take place on 12th, 13th and 14th May 2025

Dundee donors will be able to give blood on Tuesdays

David first gave blood as a teen in 1966, and has donated regularly ever since.

After ten blood transfusions in two months, six-year old Freya finally made it home for her family Christmas in 2020.

The Dundee mum's life hung in the balance when her organs failed after giving birth.

The Ardersier family celebrate an extra special Christmas together, as blood donors help them for a second time.

Dr Musa Watila, a specialty doctor in Neurology at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, thanks blood donors for providing the life changing transfusions he requires every eight weeks.

From Sunday 31st October to Friday 12th November, the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (also known as COP26) is taking place in Glasgow.

14 October 2021

Buildstore blood drive

Staff at a Livingston company have so many reasons for wanting to give blood.

Current blood stock levels across Scotland Wednesday 30 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