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30 July 2025

What are ECMO machines, and how do they save lives?

Dr Julie Gillies is a Consultant Haemotologist with the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, and our Clinical Lead for Transfusion.

29 July 2025

How plasma donations changed Beryl's life

Plasma donors help Beryl live with myeloma.

Dundee primary teachers encourage community to donate

Charleston Academy student attend Inverness Blood Donor Centre to give blood.

08 March 2024

Shingles vaccine

Whether you can give blood depends on the brand of vaccine you have had.

Starting from April 1st, 2024, SNBTS needs to recruit 1,000 plasma donors throughout Scotland. It is currently planned that 350 of these donors will be based in Dundee

We've seen a drop in blood stocks since last week's half term.

21 February 2024

Are you O Negative?

If so, we need you. Stocks of this essential blood group are currently lower than we'd like.

Thank you to everyone who has donated over Storms Isha and Jocelyn. You are amazing.

We hope to welcome 2,231 donors over the Festive period - but so far only 927 people have booked in.

Current blood stock levels across Scotland Sunday 31 August

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