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 June 2025
NHS England sickle cell and thalassaemia blood group genotyping test
Results for red cell types are now being issued on Sp-ICE
24 June 2025
Register your interest in hosting blood donation sessions
We appreciate your support
24 June 2025
Update your LIMS before the end of July 2025
for a new component: apheresis platelets in platelet additive solution (PAS) and plasma
19 June 2025
Customer satisfaction survey results
for Spring 2025
19 June 2025
RCI Assist launched 12 May
Drop-in sessions are running from July to September
19 June 2025
Online Blood Ordering System (OBOS): version 10.1.0 release on 22 June 2025
Details of changes in the release
19 June 2025
Blood Essentials has been updated
and is now available
19 June 2025
Blood Transfusion Training (BTT) sampling and collection pathway modules
now available on e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH) and Electronic Staff Record (ESR)
29 May 2025
RCI's UKAS scope of accreditation updated
to include Grifols technology
29 May 2025
NHS England sickle cell and thalassaemia blood group genotyping test - patient referral and programme extension
Testing remains free of charge until 2 January 2026