Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service

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The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) is the national blood, blood product and tissue provider to Scotland. It is a special health board of the National Health Service in Scotland.

[edit] History

The first dedicated transfusion service in Scotland was formed at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in 1930.

[edit] Centres

There are five blood centres in the major cities of Scotland, in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness.

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