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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.

Dundee’s top tourist attraction, the RRS Discovery, has removed its ‘O’ for the International #MissingType campaign.

Haddington’s Bobbi McBurnie is representing Scotland in a video created especially for the International #MissingType campaign.

Across Scotland, people and organisations are taking part in the International #MissingType campaign, by removing A’s, B’s and O’s from their signage and social media to highlight the need for new A, B, O and AB blood donors.

03 August 2016

Pauline's story

In the harsh winter of 2009, Pauline needed an emergency caesarean section to save her life - and her baby's.

We are updating the way we assess blood donors who have lived in malarial countries.

In the last few hours of World Blood Donor Day 2016, iconic buildings around Scotland lit up red in support.

Meet the doggy donors from the Pet Blood Bank UK who have helped give dogs across the country life saving transfusions.

20 May 2016

Axel's story

In memory of her son Axel, Claire Christie has been working to raise awareness for blood donation by encouraging people to donate at our Aberdeen Donor Centre.

Current blood stock levels across Scotland Wednesday 17 December

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