The Update
News for hospitals and the transfusion community produced by Hospital Customer Services.
Print versions of each month's Update are available in the archive
30 October 2026
Introducing Baby Blood Assist
A free bedside patient safety app and website available from 4 November
29 October 2026
NHSBT transport boxes
Appropriate use
29 October 2026
Transfer of the Molecular Diagnostics webpages to the Hospitals and Science website
on 11 January 2027
29 October 2026
Joint NHSBT and UKHSA Epidemiology Unit 2025 annual review
is now available
29 October 2026
The Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) newsletter for October
is now available
24 September 2026
QS138 Quality Insights updated to reflect NICE TXA eligibility changes to QS138 Quality Standard
September 2026
24 September 2026
Have your voice heard in NHS Blood and Transplant
Ways you can ensure your voice is heard to represent the interests of your hospital and patients
24 September 2026
Patient Blood Management England virtual conference 2026 'Blood Health in Specialist Populations'
takes place on 4 November
24 September 2026
Extension to ‘free of charge’ testing for the NHSE-NHSBT Blood Group Genotyping project
to 30 March 2027
24 September 2026
Requests for additional crossmatches from RCI
require a request form