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
25 January 2024
Red cell age requirement removed for Haemoglobinopathy patients
Please review and amend local practice to comply with the changed guidance
25 January 2024
Annual SHOT Symposium 2024
Registration now open
25 January 2024
New look for SHOT reporting pages
Questions now colour coded
25 January 2024
Molecular Diagnostics laboratory UKAS move completed
Customer number is now 9239
25 January 2024
Including High-titre (HT) status in Electronic Despatch Note (EDN)
Change in March 2024
25 January 2024
Patient Information Leaflets
Digital copies now available
25 January 2024
Blood Stocks Management Scheme (BSMS) Newsletter
Now available
25 January 2024
New transfusion education resource
Blood Essentials due out in Spring
29 November 2023
New guidance to hospitals on shelf life requirements for red cell transfusions
Thank you and reminder
29 November 2023
Error within Essential Transfusion Practice elearning module
Error within Essential Transfusion Practice elearning module