MSP Fergus Ewing has been campaigning on the issue, saying a move to centralise responsibility at health board level doesn’t work in the Highlands.
Most of the people you’ll see in a blood donation session are actually donor carers rather than nurses. But what does that mean? And what do they do?
Twin teenagers and their father made it a family affair when they gave blood just after the turn of the year.
Scottish Water is calling on customers to be vigilant and check for burst water mains and pipes as a thaw is forecast in the coming days.
Our Give Blood, Save Lives campaign to boost blood donations across the north has now passed the 1000 mark.
Will you make giving blood - or plasma - one of your new year resolutions?
Blood is important in accident and emergency situations but also for those facing the fight against cancer.
A donor who has given blood a total of 100 times says it gives him a special feeling to know how many babies he has helped through the years.
Just weeks into our Give Blood, Save Lives campaign almost 600 big-hearted heroes have come forward so far - including leading Highland businesses.
“I’ve always wanted to give blood, but life has had a habit of getting in the way.”
Christmas is nearly upon us and you may very well still be looking for gifts that are a little out of the ordinary.
First Minister John Swinney has been invited to travel between Caithness and Inverness to see what patients experience travelling for healthcare.
One of the components of blood, plasma can be used for a range of treatments, including boosting the immune system of cancer sufferers.
A mum will be forever grateful to the blood donors who helped ensure supplies were there when her four-year-old daughter badly needed them.
Launched last week our Give Blood, Save Lives campaign aims to secure 5000 donations of blood in the Highlands and Moray.
A nurse has spoken of her drive to give blood, driven both by personal and professional experience.
Almost 300 fines have been issued to drivers in Inverness though totals for other areas including Dingwall, Nairn, Wick and Thurso are much lower.
MFR legend Tich McCooey signed off today as most locally produced programming at the radio station comes to an end.
Serial blood donor Kevin Cummings has given more than 60 times so far - and never forgets what it’s all about.
Only a tiny fraction of those eligible to donate blood actually do so, according to latest figures.