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06 November 2025

High spec blood: A festive tale told through Christmas puddings

What do Christmas puddings and blood types have in common? On the surface, not much - but at this time of year, they make a handy metaphor for something both complex and life-saving.

03 November 2025

Making a difference

We’re thrilled to announce that the ‘Give Blood, Save Lives’ campaign created in partnership with Highland News Group has been shortlisted for the 2025 Making a Difference Award.

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.

We had a lot of strange new would-be blood donors in today - but none of them were able to give blood. Find out the sorts of things might prevent you from giving blood this Halloween.

30 October 2018

Keith's story

Keith from Westhill, Aberdeenshire, tells us about his decision to start giving platelets.

From 1st October 2018, Dundee blood donors will be able to donate until 3:30pm on a Friday, while the Wednesday session will close at 1:30pm.

Stevie started giving blood after his son was involved in a serious car accident; his daughter Heather joined him when she started university.

Current blood stock levels across Scotland Saturday 22 November

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