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
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28 September 2021
Blood Stocks Management Scheme's Platelet Inventory Practice Survey
For 2021
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28 September 2021
Launch of the new MSc in Applied Transfusion and Transplantation Science
On 27 September
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28 September 2021
O D negative red cells for emergency stock to be issued with a minimum of 21 days remaining shelf life.
You don't need to specify a maximum age
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26 August 2021
Sp-ICE downtime 2 September
From 5.15pm to 7.30pm
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26 August 2021
Accessing Sp-ICE
Using Microsoft Edge
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26 August 2021
Guidance on the indications for Cytomegalovirus (CMV) negative granulocytes
Updated resources
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26 August 2021
SHOT update
The 2020 Annual Report and updated resources are now available
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30 July 2021
eLearning programme to support advanced therapy training in the NHS, UK universities and government bodies
The fundamentals and clinical adoption of advanced therapies for healthcare and academic professionals
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30 July 2021
Innovate UK funded SAMPLE (Standard Approach to atMP tissue colLEction) programme
Recommendations published
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30 July 2021
Platelets may be issued from an alternative apheresis platelet set undergoing validation
You may notice some minor visual differences