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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29 June 2023
Blood Stocks Management Scheme Inventory Practice Survey on frozen components
Results and recommendations are now available
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25 May 2023
Introducing selective screening for Hepatitis B anti-core (anti-HBc) to reduce the risk of occult hepatitis B
Anti-HBc testing
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25 May 2023
Transfusion 2024 virtual event 19 June 2023
Learn more about the Transfusion 2024 programme, progress made to date and next steps
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28 April 2023
Online Blood Ordering System (OBOS): version 9.0.3 release on 21 May 2023
Details of changes in the release to the live and training systems
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27 April 2023
Updated NBTC blood shortage plans
are now available
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27 April 2023
National Blood Transfusion Committee (NBTC) website launch
on 2 May 2023
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27 April 2023
New versions of the Blood Assist and Blood Components apps
for Android are now available
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27 April 2023
First NHS hospital goes live with electronic requesting and reporting
for fetal RHD screening of D negative mothers
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27 April 2023
New Consent for Transfusion resources available
for staff and patients
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27 April 2023
PSIRF impact on haemovigilance and investigation of transfusion incidents in England, UK
A new document is available