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  • NHS in Scotland - 70th anniversary celebrations

    On the 5th July 1948, the NHS in Scotland was formed.

  • Jack Copland Centre official opening

    Our new state of the art national centre for the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) was officially opened ahead of the NHS's 70th birthday tomorrow, 5 July 2018.

  • World Blood Donor Day 2018

    Every year, on 14 June, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD).

  • Happy Blood Donor Week

    This week is Blood Donor Week, an annual celebration to thank the blood donors of Scotland.

  • How we're protecting your data

    New data protection laws, introduced May 25th 2018, are giving individuals more rights over how their data is collected, used and stored.

  • International Nurses Day 2018

    Organised annually by the International Council of Nurses, International Nurses Day celebrates the contribution that nurses make to societies around the world.

  • First Minister visits Edinburgh Donor Centre

    Today First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP visited the Edinburgh Donor Centre, to thank donors and staff for their efforts during the busy festive season. During the visit she also met with representatives from the Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society (SABS), who have been working with the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) to encourage more people to give blood, especially members of the Muslim community.

  • Jodie and Charlie's story

    Jodie Small lost 45% of her blood during the birth of her first child. Together with husband Charlie they appeal for those who can to give blood.

  • 12 Days of Christmas

    Dr Moira Carter talks about how the Scottish Blood Transfusion Service needs 6,240 blood donors to give their #FestiveDonation between now and Christmas.

  • Red Monday

    The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) require 6,240 people to give blood before Christmas. There are currently 112,251 active blood donors in Scotland, and 5% of them are being asked to give blood in the next two weeks.

Current blood stock levels across Scotland Monday 23 June

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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