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 January 2025
January update on RCI reports being available from Sp-ICE only, from 2 June 2025
Supplying blank antibody cards to hospitals
30 January 2025
Sp-ICE maintenance work is scheduled for 11 February from 2pm to 4pm
Sp-ICE will not be available during this time
30 January 2025
Updated videos for the 'Pre-transfusion blood transfusion sampling process' and 'Pre-administration blood component checking'
are now available
12 December 2024
RCI Assist awareness sessions
Join an online session in January to find out more
12 December 2024
Register your interest to attend scientific and clinical training
For courses starting April 2025
12 December 2024
Are you thinking of studying for a MSc in Applied Transfusion and Transplantation Science?
Join our Q&A session on 7 January 2025, 1pm to 2pm
28 November 2024
Sending fetal RHD screening samples over the December and January bank holidays
To ensure the samples are processed please refer to our information
28 November 2024
Customer satisfaction survey results
for Autumn 2024
28 November 2024
When ordering stock platelets in OBOS
please ensure you select the 'Order for stock' comment
28 November 2024
Changes to LVT ordering on OBOS
From 1 February 2025