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04 December 2025

Christmas 2025: Kelly's story

'I had to prepare Millie for the possibility that Mum wouldn’t be there on Christmas Day,' says Kelly Butler, 34, from Aberdeen.

03 December 2025

Christmas 2025: Nicolle and Alexandria

Dunfermline mummy Nicolle Hollick explains just how critical blood donations were for her family.

Major building works mean alternative routes will be needed accessing Aberdeen Donor Centre.

We all know that giving blood can make you feel pretty good about yourself, but how does it feel to rope your colleagues into the blood donor family?

24 December 2018

Little Lion Man

'Given blood in 2018? You've saved our boy's life countless times.'

On Wednesday 12 December 2018, Bill Kidd MSP invited MSPs to meet with the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) at the Scottish Parliament.

Dingly's Motorcycle Club undertook their festive-themed Blood Run last week, to the delight of those they zipped past.

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Blood donor sessions in Edinburgh Donor Centre are run by appointment.

Laura Hulse from Cromarty (near Inverness) explains why she takes part in the event.

Current blood stock levels across Scotland Saturday 06 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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