Blood Transfusion Shared Care Form

The form is a patient safety initiative to improve shared care transfusion practices between trusts and laboratories and was developed by Helinor McAleese from Barts Health NHS Trust. It has been vigorously reviewed by a range of groups and professionals. and is endorsed by the National Blood Transfusion Committee (NBTC) and Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT). 

The form covers all aspects of shared care, and we encourage laboratories to use it when communicating shared care needs between laboratories, and between clinical teams and laboratories.

The form is an editable PDF; however, we recommend you download it before completing, and saving to your hospital's document repository system. Guidance about completing the form is included within it. The form is available on the NBTC's website here, Documents and resources for transfusion laboratory managers.

Kate Maynard - Senior Transfusion Practitioner, Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, Co-chair National Shared Care Working Group.