NHS National Services Scotland

PLEASE SHARE! With extreme weather continuing in the North, it’s more important than ever to keep blood stocks healthy. If it's safe for you to give blood at Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow or Inverness Donor Centres this week, we really need you. Book in at scotblood.co.uk

𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓* After the disruption of Storm Amy, we currently need donors to come forward – especially Group AB, O and A. With 1356 appointments left to fill over the next 7 days we really need you to book now. scotblood.co.uk or 0345 90 90 999. Thank you.❤️Pls RT

Health Secretary @neilcgray visited the @NHSNSS Cyber Centre of Excellence—home to 24/7 monitoring, alerting & incident response protecting NHS Scotland’s data & services. Based at @AbertayCQ. it’s key to Scotland’s Health & Care Data Strategy.

Are you a B- blood donor? If so, we really need you to make an extra special effort to donate in the coming days. This rare blood group only has 3 days of stock. If you're able, please book an appointment by calling 0345 90 90 999 or book online at scotblood.co.uk ❤️

🩸Have you booked your summer appointment to give blood, platelets, or plasma? 🩸Paolo visited Glasgow Donor Centre to say #ThankYou to donors for all the transfusions he has received. 🩸Your summer donation will help people like Paolo book now at scotblood.co.uk

❤️Thank you to everyone who has donated recently. With high hospital demand, we still need you to roll up your sleeves and #GiveBlood. Find a session near you scotblood.co.uk 0345 90 90 999

In advance of #WorldBloodDonorDay tomorrow and in the coming days we do still need donors to come forward. If you are 𝐀+, 𝐁- 𝐨𝐫 𝐎- please come forward to #giveblood. NHS Scotland is busy and these blood groups are in high demand for patients.

Donating plasma is magic ⭐ Plasma for Medicine can be used to treat over 50 diseases, including babies with haemolytic disease. Donate plasma in any of our 5 blood donor centres. Curious? Speak to someone at your next blood donation or get in touch scotblood.co.uk

On Monday evening we were delighted to host our Donor Award ceremony at Aberdeen Beach Ballroom. Collectively, these blood and platelet donors had made over 8,000 donations - saving or improving the lives of up to an incredible 24,000 patients! Huge congratulations to you all!❤️

🩸Did you know Scottish hospitals needed 88 units of O Negative yesterday? 🩸Meaning we issued more than we collected. (On an average day 55 units of O Neg are needed). 🩸Help show patients they are not fighting alone - book your O Neg appointment at: scotblood.co.uk

🐣 𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙀𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 🐣 To meet hospital demand over the next two weeks, we need: ❤️ 𝟳,𝟬𝟬𝟬 blood donors 🧡 𝟮𝟴𝟬 platelet donors 💙 𝟰𝟬𝟬 plasma donors 📅 Book your appointment today: 🌐 scotblood.co.uk 📞 0345 90 90 999

📣We're delighted to announce that we're returning to #Orkney in May 2025. Please share with any Orcadian friends! ❤️💙#Giveblood #Scotblood scotblood.co.uk/news/first-blo…

One of our largest blood groups, O positive is sitting at lower levels than we would like. Can you help? We still have lots of availability at the following sessions this week. Please make an extra special effort to donate and please share this post with friends and family. ❤️

🩸If you're an 𝗢 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 we would love to 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻. 🩸We have five days worth of O-, only four of O+. We look to keep six days worth of each group, to keep hospital stocks in Scotland healthy. 🩸Can you book an appointment at scotblood.co.uk?

Are you a platelet donor with the blood group A Pos or O Neg? If so, we'd love to welcome you in the coming days - please contact us to book your appointment. 📞 0345 90 90 999 💻 scotblood.co.uk

We issued 186 units of O Positive blood to hospitals this week - that's a rise of 17% from the Tuesday usual of 159 units. Can you help us rebuild stocks? Make an appointment to give O+ blood - Book in at scotblood.co.uk or call us on 0345 90 90 999 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm)

Post Storm Eowyn, 4 out of 8 blood groups are below desired levels. Please share, and help by booking your appointment - we particularly need to welcome additional donors in our Donor Centres. Thank you. ❤ 💻 scotblood.co.uk ☎️ 0345 90 90 999

Today, our school came together as staff and S6 students donated blood to help save lives! It was super quick to do,the NHS staff were so lovely, and it makes a real impact in the community! @LHSTechnologies @givebloodscot @S6LHSYTold #givebloodscot,#donatebloodscotland,

PLEASE SHARE: Storm Eowyn has meant a loss of 152 donations today. This will mean less availability of blood components. Stocks are at safe levels but please help us recover by booking an appointment to donate. Thank you #stormeowyn #redweatherwarning scotblood.co.uk

Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee Donor Centres will be CLOSED today, Friday 24th January due to Storm Éowyn. Aberdeen Donor Centre remains OPEN - please travel with care. Please follow us here or our web page for the latest updates. scotblood.co.uk/news/storm-%C3…