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
06 May 2025
NHS England sickle cell and thalassaemia blood group genotyping test - patient referral and programme extension
Testing remains free of charge until 30 June 2025
06 May 2025
Efficient ordering of HLA-matched platelets
to support timely patient care
06 May 2025
If you need to contact the RCI team outside of working hours
please go via Hospital Services
06 May 2025
Returning transport boxes to NHSBT
with the lids closed
28 March 2025
Redesigned Therapeutic Apheresis Services' (TAS) webpages
Launched this month
28 March 2025
An invitation to visit the Transfusion Training Hub
Educational resources and training for blood transfusion, all in one place
27 February 2025
Our next customer satisfaction survey, Spring 2025
for Transfusion Lab Managers to rate us on our services
27 February 2025
NHS England sickle cell and thalassaemia blood group genotyping test - patient referral and programme extension
Please help us to process your samples efficiently
27 February 2025
Upgraded Patient Blood Management (PBM) webpages and new resources
for healthcare professionals on the Hospitals and Science website
27 February 2025
Register to attend a RCI Assist training session
5 dates are available in March