Seasonal appeal for blood donors

The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) is looking for new donors over the festive season.

The service is also asking people to return to donate if they have not given in a while.

Currently, in Scotland there are 96,726 donors, but 31,435 of these have not given a donation so far in 2022.

Dr Sylvia Armstrong-fisher of the SNBTS said: "The donor base in Scotland has 96,726 active blood donors, and we are grateful to them. We can see lots of donors, who were so committed during the pandemic, may now have got out of the habit.

"We are asking people to book an appointment at your local donor centre, or one of the many community sessions across the country.

"Blood donors have an essential part to play in supporting NHS Scotland this winter. We would like to welcome more group bookings – giving blood with friends, colleagues, or your club is a very valuable thing to do.”