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 2023
Molecular Diagnostics: stopping non-invasive pre-natal testing (NIPT) for fetal sex determination
from 1 April 2023
25 January 2023
Additional Practical Introduction to Transfusion Science (PITS) course to meet demand
This is 20 to 22 February 2023 for online theory teaching
25 January 2023
Sp-ICE will not be available 9 February after 10:10am
For up to two hours
25 January 2023
Processing and transport times for non-stock, special components including urgent requests
Please consider these when you place an order
25 January 2023
Please update your LIMS with platelet component barcodes
For our new reduced-dose apheresis 7-day shelf life, new neonatal 5-day shelf life and the existing 5-day shelf life platelets
25 January 2023
Additional test implemented for Hep B
Hep B anti-core
12 January 2023
MSc Applied Transfusion and Transplantation Science webinar for prospective students
28 February, 2pm to 3pm
22 December 2022
Customer satisfaction survey result Autumn 2022
Our services show high standards and long-term improving trends
22 December 2022
Molecular Diagnostics - rejected samples
A breakdown of why we reject samples
22 December 2022
Annual SHOT symposium 2023
4 July, Etihad Stadium, Manchester