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
27 February 2026
Field Safety Notice: FSN 2025-05 FastQ B27 HLA testing update
normal testing is now resumed
29 January 2026
Do not reduce the 'required time' for delivery / collection for blood and blood components
in OBOS
29 January 2026
Serious Hazards of Transfusion's (SHOT) January newsletter is now available
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29 January 2026
Updated irradiated blood components patient information leaflet is now available
in different formats
29 January 2026
Transfusion Training Hub impact assessment survey
results from the survey
29 January 2026
MSc in Applied Transfusion and Transplantation webinar, 24 February, 1pm to 2pm
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22 December 2025
Instructions for unlocking or reactivating Sp‑ICE accounts
are now available on the Sp-ICE webpage
19 December 2025
Clinical issue of apheresis platelets in platelet additive solution (PAS) and plasma
starts 12 January 2026 from a pilot site
18 December 2025
The SHOT newsletter for December is now available
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18 December 2025
Further delay to elfh hub transfer to the Learning Hub
Update from the Patient Blood Management team