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
22 December 2020
Handling of Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP) and Cryoprecipitate
Due to an increase in damaged FFP and Cryoprecipitate, please handle with care.
21 December 2020
Under the Microscope: Specialist Transfusion Science Practitioner course
This course has been redesigned
18 December 2020
Customer satisfaction survey 2020 - 2021 results from the first survey
This is the first survey with hospitals since September 2019 due to COVID-19
18 December 2020
New MSc in Applied Transfusion and Transplantation Science, September 2021
The only postgraduate master's degree in transfusion and transplantation in England
18 December 2020
Updated SaBTO recommendations for patient consent for blood transfusion
New guidance is now available
18 December 2020
Updated Patient Blood Management pre-operative anaemia web page
With a wealth of new information
18 December 2020
New style of security tag for all transport containers from 1 February 2021
Providing an enhanced level of security
18 December 2020
A quick reference guide for blood components administration is available
A PBM and NBTC education working group collaboration
18 December 2020
Watch the Transfusion 2024 podcast
Transfusion 2024: a five year plan
18 December 2020
Season’s greetings from the SHOT Team
What we've been up to this year