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
24 January 2020
Our preparations for UK plasma self-sufficiency
What we're doing to prepare
24 January 2020
Please help us to ensure we have Ro blood for people with sickle cell disease
What you can do to help
24 January 2020
Telephony upgrade taking place on 29 January and 5 February
Telephone lines may be unavailable for short periods.
24 January 2020
Patient information leaflet availability: Anti-D prophylaxis guidance
Update on these leaflets
24 January 2020
Red Cell Immunohaematology accreditation status available on the Hospitals and Science website
For Hospital Blood Bank managers during their inspections
24 January 2020
Update on outstanding National Comparative Audit reports
January 2020
24 January 2020
The HEV tick box will be disabled on OBOS by 27 January 2020
It is no longer needed
18 December 2019
Please load the new neonatal platelet component specifications onto your LIMS
This needs to be done before 14 January 2020
18 December 2019
Thank you to our customers for reading our Update
On behalf of NHSBT
27 November 2019
Helping you to validate our transport boxes on receipt of your component orders
A visual guide to identifying the boxes