The Update
News for hospitals and the transfusion community produced by Commercial and Customer Services.
Print versions of each month's Update are available in the archive
Use of fax machines in NHSBT
Request for NHS to phase out fax machines by 31 March 2020
National Transfusion Laboratory Managers Working Group survey on fax machines
This will be issued in February
Our preparations for UK plasma self-sufficiency
What we're doing to prepare
Please help us to ensure we have Ro blood for people with sickle cell disease
What you can do to help
Telephony upgrade taking place on 29 January and 5 February
Telephone lines may be unavailable for short periods.
Patient information leaflet availability: Anti-D prophylaxis guidance
Update on these leaflets
Red Cell Immunohaematology accreditation status available on the Hospitals and Science website
For Hospital Blood Bank managers during their inspections
Update on outstanding National Comparative Audit reports
January 2020
The HEV tick box will be disabled on OBOS by 27 January 2020
It is no longer needed
Please load the new neonatal platelet component specifications onto your LIMS
This needs to be done before 14 January 2020