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

Accessing Sp-ICE

Using Microsoft Edge

Guidance on the indications for Cytomegalovirus (CMV) negative granulocytes

Updated resources

SHOT update

The 2020 Annual Report and updated resources are now available

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

Innovate UK funded SAMPLE (Standard Approach to atMP tissue colLEction) programme

Recommendations published

Platelets may be issued from an alternative apheresis platelet set undergoing validation

You may notice some minor visual differences

A new process for reporting leaking red cells and platelet packs to us

Introduced 23 July 2021

Therapeutic Apheresis Services (TAS) Annual Review 2020 / 21

Now available

Blood Assist App announced a finalist in the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Patient Safety Awards 2021

Developed by the Patient Blood Management Team

We're launching a new website for booking onto our training courses

Book for the Practical Introduction to Transfusion Science (PITS) course from 23 June