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
Access to learnbloodtransfusion (LBT) elearning data
NHSBT supported access to the learnPro platform will cease on 1 April 2022
Updated definitions of SHOT reporting categories
For 2022
SHOT Silver Jubilee
At the heart of haemovigilance in the UK for 25 years
Sp-ICE Notification
Scottish Blood Transfusion Service and Welsh Blood Transfusion Service
Accepting applications – MSc Applied Transfusion and Transplantation Science and CPD module
To start in September 2022
Book now for Transfusion Science courses
Spaces are available
Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) plasma announcement on the treatment of patients with TTP
Advice for our clinical colleagues following this announcement
National Blood Transfusion Committee (NBTC) updated Platelet Shortage Plan
The platelet shortage plan operates similarly to the red cell shortage plan with three phases dependent on NHSBT stock levels - Green, Amber and Red
NHSBT partners with Sheffield teaching hospitals to expand stem cell and bone marrow collection centre services for donors from DKMS (Delete Blood Cancer) from 1 April 2019
Providing services for DKMS will establish NHSBT as the only NHS provider to all three stem cell and bone marrow registries operating in England.
Invitation for TLMs to participate in the NCA's re-audit of the medical use of blood
The project group welcome your input.