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Convalescent plasma collection - COVID-19

on 20 April 2020

Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service is initiating the collection of plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 from this week.

Director of the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service

on 4 July 2019

Craig Spalding is the newly appointed Director of the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS).

The Jack Copland Centre in top 10 Best Buildings in Scotland

By NSS on 31 May 2019

The Jack Copland Centre has been included in the top 10 Best buildings in Scotland 2019. The judges call it ‘a highly resolved and elegantly controlled solution to a demanding technical brief’.

Making the most of Scotland’s precious blood supply

on 30 May 2019

Getting the right blood, for the right patients, at the right time is essential for the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) to make sure that the donor’s gift is used in the best way possible. Realistic medicine puts the person receiving healthcare at the centre of decisions made about their care which in turn helps us manage blood stocks in the most efficient way possible.

Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service – past, present and future

By NSS on 21 August 2018

Professor Marc Turner (Medical Director, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service) explores our role at the forefront of developments in blood, tissues and cells. He also talks about how we continue to lead the way when it comes to cellular and gene therapies.

Inspectors hail new blood facility as 'world class'

By NSS on 23 November 2017

The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service's new headquarters hailed as 'world class' by inspectors from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) during landmark inspection.