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
25 January 2024
Including High-titre (HT) status in Electronic Despatch Note (EDN)
Change in March 2024
25 January 2024
Patient Information Leaflets
Digital copies now available
25 January 2024
Blood Stocks Management Scheme (BSMS) Newsletter
Now available
25 January 2024
New transfusion education resource
Blood Essentials due out in Spring
29 November 2023
New guidance to hospitals on shelf life requirements for red cell transfusions
Thank you and reminder
29 November 2023
Error within Essential Transfusion Practice elearning module
Error within Essential Transfusion Practice elearning module
29 November 2023
Sending fetal RHD screening samples over the December and January bank holidays
For your action to ensure your samples are processed and not rejected
26 October 2023
Blood Pack Changes
from November
26 October 2023
We want lab staff to help us to identify and address knowledge gaps in education and training
by completing our questionnaire
26 October 2023
Management of the Molecular Diagnostics laboratory moves to the Histocompatibilityand Immunogenetics (H&I) function
H&I services remain the same