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
26 August 2021
Sp-ICE downtime 2 September
From 5.15pm to 7.30pm
26 August 2021
Accessing Sp-ICE
Using Microsoft Edge
26 August 2021
Guidance on the indications for Cytomegalovirus (CMV) negative granulocytes
Updated resources
26 August 2021
SHOT update
The 2020 Annual Report and updated resources are now available
30 July 2021
eLearning programme to support advanced therapy training in the NHS, UK universities and government bodies
The fundamentals and clinical adoption of advanced therapies for healthcare and academic professionals
30 July 2021
Innovate UK funded SAMPLE (Standard Approach to atMP tissue colLEction) programme
Recommendations published
30 July 2021
Platelets may be issued from an alternative apheresis platelet set undergoing validation
You may notice some minor visual differences
30 July 2021
A new process for reporting leaking red cells and platelet packs to us
Introduced 23 July 2021
30 July 2021
Therapeutic Apheresis Services (TAS) Annual Review 2020 / 21
Now available
28 June 2021
Blood Assist App announced a finalist in the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Patient Safety Awards 2021
Developed by the Patient Blood Management Team