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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.

Not all blood types can be given to all patients and we must keep 6 days stocks of all 8 blood groups, but how do we do it? Let's share with you the balancing act that is blood stocks!

Clinical trials of Convalescent Plasma trials have reached completion.

A worldwide search helps one Scottish blood donor reach 100 donations.

Douglas Horne from Westhill in Aberdeen recently received his 500th donation award and recalls why started giving blood in 1968.

This Christmas Rico wants to thank the blood donors who help him live a healthy life despite having stage 4 chronic kidney disease.

This Christmas, Kevin wants to thank blood donors who helped him survive when his kidney transplant was rejected - and helped him recover when he was given a new one.

This Christmas, Pam is thanking the blood donors who have helped her battle cancer and repeated treatments of chemotherapy.

This Christmas, Marie wants to thank the blood donors who helped her survive the traumatic birth of her first child - in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Current blood stock levels across Scotland Thursday 18 December

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

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