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
27 August 2026
The autumn 2026 Hospital Customer Satisfaction survey
is launching 7 September
27 August 2026
Blood component and delivery service pricing for 2026 to 2027
The price list is now available
27 August 2026
Places available on the Advanced Transfusion Masterclass, 4 September 2026
'Pan-reactivity in Transfusion Investigations'
27 August 2026
Referring samples to RCI
Referring samples to RCI
27 August 2026
25 years of the National Comparative Audit
25 years of the National Comparative Audit
27 August 2026
Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) newsletter for August 2026
is now available
30 July 2026
Save the date: Patient Blood Management (PBM) England conference
4 November 2026
30 July 2026
How to request blank antibody cards
from RCI
30 July 2026
Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) newsletter for July
is now available
30 July 2026
Launch of a new patient information leaflet for intraoperative cell salvage
launched by the UK Cell Salvage Advisory Group (UKCSAG)