Clinical courses for medical and nursing staff

Anaemia

Created by the Patient Blood Management (PBM) team, this free online learning consists of 3 modules and is offered certified and non-certified. 

The certified route is via eLfH or ESR, and if you don't require a certificate: 

• Anaemia - the only introduction you need
• Anaemia in primary care patients
• Anaemia in hospital patients

Maternal anaemia 

A 2 part package providing a simple and straightforward introduction to maternal anaemia and appropriate management.

Part 1 covers definition of anaemia in pregnancy and the impact of anaemia on mother and baby. Part 2 covers diagnosis of maternal anaemia and treatment regimes.

The certified route is via eLfH or ESR, or uncertified, part 1 and part 2. 

Offline educational resources

Our team offer a range of offline materials and educational toolkits, including a pre-operative anaemia toolkit

Enquiries

nhsbt.customerservice@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Course outline

Non Medical Authorisation of Blood Components (PDF 98KB)

Essential Transfusion Medicine course outline (PDF 122KB)

Register to attend

This five day (one week) course introduces the major aspects of Transfusion Medicine to enable safe and effective practice for all newly registered Speciality Registrars (StRs) within the first six months of training and Doctors commencing studies in Transfusion Medicine.

It has been designed to provide the core and fundamental knowledge of the following topics and meet the initial training needs of those beginning to study for Part 1 Royal College of Pathology exam.

• ABO, Rh and major blood group systems
• Nomenclature of blood group systems
• Detection and identification of red cell antibodies
• Pre transfusion testing
• Blood components and products
• NHSBT and provision of components
• Routine use of blood components
• Appropriate use of blood components

NB This course can be taken in combination with the Intermediate Transfusion Medicine as a 20 day (four week) course.

2021

8 - 12 November, online 

2022

31 January - 4 February, online

28 February - 4 March, online

Register to attend

This 15 day (three week) course is a continuation of the Essential Transfusion Medicine course and builds on the core and fundamental knowledge, providing further underpinning knowledge and application via case studies and discussions of transfusion medicine to enable safe and effective practice for all registered Speciality Registrars (StRs) during their training and Doctors studying in Transfusion Medicine.

It had been designed to meet the training needs of those studying for Part 1 Royal College of Pathology exam.

NB This course can be taken in combination with the Essential Transfusion Medicine as a 20 day (four week) course.

2021 

15 November - 3 December, online

2022

10 - 28 January, online

7 - 25 February, online

Register to attend

This five day (one week) course is designed to meet the training needs of Specialist Registrars and Clinical Scientists who are studying and preparing for the Part 2 Royal College of Pathology exam.

This is an interactive course with targeted questioning, case studies and discussion to prepare participants for the exam.

NB It is not suitable for those studying for Part 1 Royal College of Pathology exam.

2022

14 - 18 March, online

21 - 25 March, online

28 March - 1 April, online

A University of West of England (UWE) course designed for NHS staff training to Masters level is in development. It will be delivered through a blended learning delivery in a partnership between NHSBT and UWE from from September 2021.

Further information about the MSc (PDF 887KB)

Management of Clinical Services is a 30 credit module from the MSc Applied Transfusion and Transplantation Science that can be undertaken as a stand-alone CPD module.

Further information about the module (PDF 1176KB) 

Management of Clinical Services is a 30 credit module from the MSc Applied Transfusion and Transplantation Science that can be undertaken as a stand-alone CPD module.

Further information about the module (PDF 1176KB)