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 July 2024
July update on RCI reports being available from Sp-ICE only, from 1 April 2025
New toolkit coming soon
25 July 2024
Patient Information Leaflets' accessibility
improved for users
27 June 2024
Different pack type for Pooled Platelets
from July 2024
27 June 2024
New SHOT blood donation Myth Busters poster for World Blood Donor Day
14 June
27 June 2024
Transfusion-Transmitted Infections (TTI) Cumulative Data web page
now published on the SHOT website
27 June 2024
Scientific and Clinical Training and Education
for 2024 / 25
27 June 2024
RCI reports will be available from Sp-ICE from 1 April 2025
Hard copy reports will no longer be posted
27 June 2024
Removal of ABO result H&I reports
Removal of ABO result H&I reports
27 June 2024
Reminder that consent is required for blood group genotyping of Haemoglobinopathy patients
for us to process samples
27 June 2024
RCI turnaround times
affected by a cyber attack on some London hospitals on 3 June