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.
[edit] See also
- Blood transfusion
- National Blood Service — the equivalent organisation in England
- NHS Scotland