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Scotland needs blood donors now as World Cup approaches

31 March 2026

A rare cancer shows the value of blood donors

When Graham was diagnosed with Myelodysplasia (a rare form of bone marrow cancer) last year, he quickly discovered how much he depended on donated blood.

30 March 2026

Murray and Kit: 'A Pawsitive' force for good

Murray and his red lab guide dog Kit are well-kent faces at the Pitlochry session.

20 December 2023

Less than a half of donor centre appointments booked this Festive season

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

18 December 2023

Livingston Blood Donor Centre

Livingston pilot will draw to a close on Sunday 31st March 2024. Please keep donating there until this time.

13 December 2023

Graeme gets home for Christmas

He thanks blood donors for helping him continue his cancer treatment

07 December 2023

Christmas 2023: Scotland needs 10,000 blood and platelet donors to help patients like Lottie

Scotland needs nearly 10,000 blood and platelet donors before Christmas

01 December 2023

Scoring tries on the field and saving lives off of it

Best known for scoring tries for Glasgow Warriors and Scotland, Ollie Smith is also a dedicated blood donor.

28 November 2023

Scotland needs superstar platelet donors this Christmas

There are 1,097 platelet donors across Scotland, and every single one of them is a star. However, this festive period, we need to find a few superstar donors

23 November 2023

Giving blood for Julie

Mark Williams shares why he and friends gave blood at RGU this week.

13 November 2023

High spec blood

A festive tale told through the medium of Christmas puddings.

Current blood stock levels across Scotland Wednesday 06 May

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A-
B-
AB-
O+
A+
B+
AB+

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