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
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
29 November 2023
Sending fetal RHD screening samples over the December and January bank holidays
For your action to ensure your samples are processed and not rejected
26 October 2023
Blood Pack Changes
from November
26 October 2023
We want lab staff to help us to identify and address knowledge gaps in education and training
by completing our questionnaire
26 October 2023
Management of the Molecular Diagnostics laboratory moves to the Histocompatibilityand Immunogenetics (H&I) function
H&I services remain the same
26 October 2023
Latest versions of H&I laboratory test request forms available from 31 October
Please withdraw and destroy all previous versions
26 October 2023
Latest versions of user guides for Fetal RHD screening and for referring other samples to Molecular Diagnostics
are now available on the IBGRL website
29 September 2023
Introducing laser printed despatch notes from October 2023
To replace dot matrix printing
29 September 2023
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