Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service

Type: Government Agency
On the web: http://www.scotblood.co.uk
Employees: 1,400

Going out for a pint takes on a new meaning at Scottish National Blood Transfusion Services (SNBTS). Moving beyond its basic mission of collecting and distributing blood, plasma, and tissue, SNBTS has operations in other aspects of medical and biotechnological research and manufacturing. Its Protein Fractionation Centre is involved in plasma production and biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Its commercial operations, Alba Bioscience (formerly called Diagnostics Scotland), is one of the world's largest makers of monoclonal blood-typing reagents and other products. SNBTS partners with commercial and academic researchers on such projects as drug and vaccine development. SNBT is part of the UK's NHS.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending March, 2008:
Sales: $30.9M

Officers:
Chairman, NHS National Services Scotland: David Campbell
Chief Executive, NHS National Services Scotland: Stuart Bain
National Director: Keith Thompson

Competitors:
Hemagen Diagnostics
Immucor
Life Technologies Corporation

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

Contents 1 History 2 Centres 3 References 4 See also 5 External links

History

The first dedicated transfusion service in Scotland was formed at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in 1930.^[1]

Centres

There are five blood centres, in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness.

The SNBTS also has several mobile units that travel to the remote centres and communities. These are usually set up in village halls and community centres etc. They tend to return approximately every 13 weeks, which can allow for up to 4 donations each year.

References

1. ^ "About the SNBTS - History and Background" (in English). The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service. http://www.scotblood.co.uk/aboutSNBTS.asp. Retrieved 2009-08-14. 

See also

• John Leacock of Barbados (sometimes referred to as James Leacock)
• James Blundell (physician)
• Blood donation
• Blood transfusion
• National Blood Service — the equivalent organisation in England
• NHS Scotland

External links

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