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

22 August 2024
The Autumn 2024 Hospitals' Customer Satisfaction survey launches mid September
and will be emailed to Transfusion Laboratory Managers (TLMs)

22 August 2024
A new Patient Information Leaflet: Anti-D immunoglobulin during pregnancy.
is now available

22 August 2024
Please help our courier drivers to collect your empty NHSBT transport containers
so they can be returned to us

25 July 2024
July update on RCI reports being available from Sp-ICE only, from 1 April 2025
New toolkit coming soon

25 July 2024
Patient Information Leaflets' accessibility
improved for users

27 June 2024
Different pack type for Pooled Platelets
from July 2024

27 June 2024
New SHOT blood donation Myth Busters poster for World Blood Donor Day
14 June

27 June 2024
Transfusion-Transmitted Infections (TTI) Cumulative Data web page
now published on the SHOT website

27 June 2024
Scientific and Clinical Training and Education
for 2024 / 25

27 June 2024
RCI reports will be available from Sp-ICE from 1 April 2025
Hard copy reports will no longer be posted