Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service
- Date:
- 1950s-1990s
- Reference:
- SA/HHC/S
- Part of:
- Harrison-Howell Blood Transfusion Collection
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Publication/Creation
1950s-1990s
Physical description
1 file
Biographical note
During the 1920s and 30s numerous independent voluntary organisations in Scotland collected blood for local hospitals. The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Association was formally constituted on 5 Mar 1940 with 5 Regional Transfusion Services. In 1948 the Association remained an independent body receiving a government grant. In 1990 Scotland was one of the few countries in the world to have self-sufficiency in blood and blood products