Call for more donors in Scotland as Blood Donor Week starts

The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service says it needs at least 10,000 more active donors.

It’s Blood Donor Week and with it comes a call for more donors in Scotland to come forward.

Numbers have fallen by 10% this year.

The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service says it needs at least 10,000 more active donors, particularly those aged between 17 and 24 in order to save lives.

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