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01 September 2025

New ‘Give plasma’ and ‘Give platelets’ graphics

We’re proud to unveil two new additions to our family of donation graphic identifiers: 'Give plasma' and 'Give platelets'.

06 August 2025

Are you gonna be the one who saves lives?

Barry McMahon is an Oasis superfan, but as a plasma donor he's just as mad for it.

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

Plasma donors help Beryl live with myeloma.

SNBTS have partnered with the Aberdeen Vaccination and Wellbeing Hub to provide a city centre location for donors to give blood.

Fort William donors give blood in memory of Scott Anderson.

Due to essential maintenance work, there will be a number of disruptions around the entrance area.

We spoke with Izhar Khan, Consultant Nephrologist at NHS Grampian who explained why blood, platelets and plasma are so important for his patients.

Scotland's donor heroes meet people they have helped to save

We are pleased to announce our new process for blood and plasma donors requiring a Malaria Antibody Test (MAT)

Current blood stock levels across Scotland Tuesday 02 September

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