The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service says some regular donors have fallen out of the habit.
The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service is looking for new donors over the festive season.Currently in Scotland there are 96,726 registered donors but about a third of them have not donated any blood in 2022 to date.Dr Sylvia Armstrong-Fisher, of the SNBTS, said: "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.Changes have been made to blood collection making it as easy as possible for donors with the SNBTS offering sessions by appointment.Related Internet Links
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