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
27 February 2025
NHS England sickle cell and thalassaemia blood group genotyping test - patient referral and programme extension
Please help us to process your samples efficiently
27 February 2025
Upgraded Patient Blood Management (PBM) webpages and new resources
for healthcare professionals on the Hospitals and Science website
27 February 2025
Register to attend a RCI Assist training session
5 dates are available in March
27 February 2025
Interactive workshops for Transfusion Practitioners on the future of the TP role
'Developing and Elevating the TP Role: From Reflection to Action'
27 February 2025
Register to attend the Advanced Transfusion Masterclass, 12 March 2025
NHS England funded places are available
30 January 2025
Updates to the Patient Blood Management webpages on the Hospitals and Science website
will take place on 10 February, from 3pm to 5pm
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