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
30 October 2025
NHS England funded programme for blood group genotyping of Haemoglobinopathy patients
programme extension and change in acceptance criteria
30 October 2025
The joint NHSBT/UKHSA Epidemiology Unit publish their 2024 annual review
'Safe Supplies 2024: Collaborating for safety’
30 October 2025
Blood Transfusion Shared Care Form
updated irradiated / specialist blood components and specialist treatment communications document
30 October 2025
Delayed elfh hub transfer to the Learning Hub
until November 2025
25 September 2025
We are launching a new credit request form and an updated user guide
on 6 October 2025
25 September 2025
Therapeutic Apheresis Services (TAS) will begin moving patient and donor care to a digitally-managed platform, TAS Connect
from mid November 2025
25 September 2025
Field Safety Notice issued in relation to reagents used for HLA B27 testing
FSN 2025-05_FastQ B27
25 September 2025
Spaces are available on autumn Transfusion Science courses
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25 September 2025
Updated SaBTO guidelines on patient consent and shared decision-making for blood transfusion
are now published on the Wiley online library
25 September 2025
The September go-live for apheresis platelets in platelet additive solution (PAS) and plasma has been postponed
Further validation work is required