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Emergency Planning

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The following information on emergency planning and the management of blood shortages has been issued to hospitals.

 


A Plan for NHS Blood and Transplant and hospitals to address red cell shortages (PDF)

A Plan for NHS Blood and Transplant and hospitals to address platelet shortages (PDF)

The appropriate use of group O RhD negative red cells (PDF)


 
Patient Facing sub-group - NHSBT flu Pandemic Plan (PDF) 25 August 2009

Pandemic Influenza: NHSBT Plan 29 April 2009 (PDF)

NHSBT – Stakeholder Briefing Document, Planning for an Influenza Pandemic Updated January 2009 (PDF)

 
A summary of the CMO's National Blood Transfusion Committee Emergency Planning Working Group Recommendations for Hospital Transfusion Services following July 2005 London bombings is available on http://www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk
Erratum: amendment to recommendations (pdf)

 
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