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
We are no longer producing anti-D education resources
Anti-D immunoglobulin is a medicinal blood product which we do not produce or supply
Building our COVID-19 convalescent plasma stocks
Supporting clinical trials
The Patient Blood Management (PBM) toolkit is now available
Supporting the implementation of PBM strategies in clinical practice
COVID-19 convalescent plasma should only be given to clinical trial patients
If convalescent plasma is transfused in error it is a SHOT-reportable incident
Guidance on the non-agitation of platelets
The permitted periods of interruptions of non-agitation
Improved availability of pooled group O+ granulocytes from 14 September
They will be manufactured 6 days a week
TLMs – please complete our next customer satisfaction survey
The opportunity to rate us on our blood supply, delivery and other services
Validating a plasmapheresis machine to support our convalescent plasma programme
Collections from the machine will be issued
Updated H&I guidance for sample labelling and completing a request form
Read the guidance
Block contracting arrangements to continue
introduced in June as a result of the COVID pandemic