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New campaign 'People Like You' launches on World Blood Donor Day
The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) is marking World Blood Donor Day today by launching a new advertising campaign featuring blood donors from across Scotland.
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Wellbank village give blood
Wellbank Village Hall opened its doors and welcomed 63 donors from the DD5 and DD4 postcode area on Thursday 12 May 2022.
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Scam emails and text messages
We have become aware of scam text messages or emails that look as if they are from an NHS account.
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What's so good about high spec blood?
All donations are special, but some donations are extra special because they support the most vulnerable patients in need.
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New processes: Bear with us
From 5th April onwards, we will be entering your health check responses directly onto the computer at health screening, rather than transferring them from paper to computer later.
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How can knowing a donor's ethnicity help treat patients?
From April 2022 onwards we’ll be asking about your ethnicity to help match blood profiles to patients more effectively. This can help improve how quickly and efficiently patients from black and minority ethnic backgrounds (who may have rarer blood types) can be treated.
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Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) core testing
The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service has begun testing to find out whether donors have had Hepatitis B in the past. We expect that only a small number of donors will have had previous Hepatitis B infection. However, these donors will no longer be able to donate.
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Position statement: Ukraine
Thank you for your concern for those affected by the current situation in Ukraine.
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Moray donor William reaches 250 donations
Elgin blood donor William McCook began donating when he was just nineteen – and at 72 has reached the grand total of 250 donations.
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Cabinet Secretary Humza Yousaf visits Dundee Donor Centre
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Humza Yousaf, showed support for patients, the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) and NHS Scotland today by giving blood at Dundee Blood Donor Centre.