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
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25 January 2024
Including High-titre (HT) status in Electronic Despatch Note (EDN)
Change in March 2024
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25 January 2024
Patient Information Leaflets
Digital copies now available
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25 January 2024
Blood Stocks Management Scheme (BSMS) Newsletter
Now available
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25 January 2024
New transfusion education resource
Blood Essentials due out in Spring
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29 November 2023
New guidance to hospitals on shelf life requirements for red cell transfusions
Thank you and reminder
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29 November 2023
Error within Essential Transfusion Practice elearning module
Error within Essential Transfusion Practice elearning module
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29 November 2023
Sending fetal RHD screening samples over the December and January bank holidays
For your action to ensure your samples are processed and not rejected
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26 October 2023
Blood Pack Changes
from November
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26 October 2023
We want lab staff to help us to identify and address knowledge gaps in education and training
by completing our questionnaire
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26 October 2023
Management of the Molecular Diagnostics laboratory moves to the Histocompatibilityand Immunogenetics (H&I) function
H&I services remain the same