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

NHS England sickle cell and thalassaemia blood group genotyping test
Results for red cell types are now being issued on Sp-ICE

Register your interest in hosting blood donation sessions
We appreciate your support

Update your LIMS before the end of July 2025
for a new component: apheresis platelets in platelet additive solution (PAS) and plasma

Customer satisfaction survey results
for Spring 2025

RCI Assist launched 12 May
Drop-in sessions are running from July to September

Online Blood Ordering System (OBOS): version 10.1.0 release on 22 June 2025
Details of changes in the release

Blood Essentials has been updated
and is now available

Blood Transfusion Training (BTT) sampling and collection pathway modules
now available on e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH) and Electronic Staff Record (ESR)

RCI's UKAS scope of accreditation updated
to include Grifols technology

NHS England sickle cell and thalassaemia blood group genotyping test - patient referral and programme extension
Testing remains free of charge until 2 January 2026