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Emergency Planning

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This area contains information on emergency planning and the management of blood shortages, which has been issued to hospitals.

1.	Development of an integrated blood shortage plan for the National Blood Service and hospitals. Blood Shortage Plan (PDF) The appropriate use of group O RhD negative red cells (PDF)

2.	Letter to hospitals re. Full version of National contingency plan for blood shortages. Letter to hospitals (PDF)

3.	An integrated Plan for the National Blood Service and Hospitals to address Platelet Shotages 6 September 2006. Platelet Shortage Plan ESD/PCS/HL/003/01 (PDF)

4.	Pandemic Influenza – The UK Blood Services Plan. Pandemic Influenza – NHSBT Plan (PDF) NHSBT – Stakeholder Briefing Document, Planning for an Influenza Pandemic (PDF) Patient Facing Sub-Group – NHSBT Flu Pandemic Plan (PDF)

5.	Erratum: Amendment to CMO's National Blood Transfusion Committee Emergency Planning Working Group Recommendations for Hospital Transfusion Services following July 2005 London bombings (PDF)

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