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
24 November 2022
Sending fetal RHD screening samples over the December and January bank holidays
For your action to ensure your samples are processed and not rejected
24 November 2022
SHOT module in the new eLearning programme
consisting of three videos
27 October 2022
Please start to provide your daily laboratory stock levels for platelets, FFP and cryoprecipitate in VANESA now
in addition to your red blood cells stock levels
27 October 2022
Booking is now open for Transfusion Science and Transfusion Medicine courses taking place up to the end of March 2023
NHS discounted and HEE funded places are available
27 October 2022
Reducing our ad hoc delivery charge during the amber shortage period
We're refunding 25%
27 October 2022
Demand Printed Labels (DPL) for sending samples must be approved by laboratories
Please allow a minimum of one month for approval
27 October 2022
Assisting hospitals with inventory management practices during blood shortages
Information from the Blood Stocks Management Scheme team
27 October 2022
New Blood Transfusion Training (BTT) elearning programme
Modules available 31 October and early November 2022
27 September 2022
EDTA tube size for fetal RHD screening
From 1 November 2022
27 September 2022
Please ensure staff are aware the preparation time for washed platelets is being extended to 8.5 hours
from 1 October 2022