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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.

12 April 2019

Howzat Culloden!

Culloden session bowled over by support from Northern Counties Cricket Club

Despite the fact kidney transplants increased in Scotland last year, more than 400 people are still in need.

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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Current blood stock levels across Scotland Tuesday 16 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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