News

07 December 2023

Christmas 2023: Scotland needs 10,000 blood and platelet donors to help patients like Lottie

01 December 2023

Scoring tries on the field and saving lives off of it

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

28 November 2023

Scotland needs superstar platelet donors this Christmas

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 January 2018

First Minister visits Edinburgh Donor Centre

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP visits the Edinburgh Donor Centre to thank donors and staff for their efforts during the festive season.

18 December 2017

Jodie and Charlie's story

Jodie Small lost 45% of her blood during the birth of her first child. Together with husband Charlie, they tell their story - and make an appeal for those who can to give blood.

14 December 2017

Jack Copland and what drives the blood transfusion service

During the summer a team from the BBC’s ONE Show joined us at SNBTS to make a film about the history of our Service.

12 December 2017

12 Days of Christmas

Dr Moira Carter talks about how the Scottish Blood Transfusion Service needs 6,240 blood donors to give their #FestiveDonation between now and Christmas.

11 December 2017

Red Monday

New mum asks for 6,240 people to give blood in the next two weeks.

23 November 2017

Important news: Changes to donor deferral criteria

Changes to donor selection guidelines, first announced in July 2017, will take effect from 27th November 2017.

13 November 2017

Glasgow Blood Donor Awards 2017

138 of the Glasgow's most dedicated blood donors were honoured at the Glasgow Blood Donors Award Ceremony last week.

01 November 2017