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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18 December 2020
New style of security tag for all transport containers from 1 February 2021
Providing an enhanced level of security
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18 December 2020
A quick reference guide for blood components administration is available
A PBM and NBTC education working group collaboration
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18 December 2020
Watch the Transfusion 2024 podcast
Transfusion 2024: a five year plan
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18 December 2020
Season’s greetings from the SHOT Team
What we've been up to this year
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26 November 2020
Record-breaking number of page views on this website
We're obviously doing something right but we can do more...
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26 November 2020
Changes to scientific and clinical training courses
due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
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26 November 2020
New versions of safe transfusion videos
are now available
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26 November 2020
Receipts of samples will be displayed in Sp-ICE from 30 November
following the latest release of the software
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30 October 2020
New H&I laboratories test request forms and user guide available from 15 November
Please destroy any previous versions
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29 October 2020
Please update your LIMS with the Barnsley centre codes before 6 November
So you can book in components