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TP2026 brought together Transfusion Practitioners and colleagues from across England for the first NTPN face-to-face event in many years, with a great turnout and an engaging programme throughout the day.

NBTC and NHSBT have collaborated to create an FAQ document for Transfusion Laboratory colleagues about the blood requirements for solid organ transplant donors who will undergo Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP) prior to transplantation. 

Celebrating NBTC25

Blood transfusion has been made safer and more efficient for NHS patients, thanks to a partnership between NHS Blood and Transplant and the National Blood Transfusion Committee.

On behalf of the SHOT Team and SCRIPT Group:

The Essential standards for safe transfusion in clinical IT systems (Version 1.0, June 2026) have been published.

The Transfusion Research Network (TRN) has published its Spring/Summer 2026 newsletter, showcasing the latest research updates, trial activity and opportunities to get involved across the transfusion community.

Read the full newsletter below.

May 2026 marks one year since the launch of RCI Assist. Since go live, it's been accessed over 6000 times by 750+ users! 

To streamline the process and give members more flexibility, we are introducing a Conference Funding Request Form.

The National Blood Transfusion Committee (NBTC) website now hosts a small collection of recent national publications exploring transfusion safety and efficiency across the NHS.

The new section, “Overviews and Perspectives on Transfusion Safety and Efficiency”, brings toge

The South East Annual Summary 2025 has now been published, bringing together key highlights, achievements and learning from across the region over the past year.

During the development of the Transfusion Practitioner (TP) Framework, it became clear that we needed a stronger way to communicate both the impact of the TP role and what it involves.

The South East Education event: Transfusion Bites - Future and Change took place at the Post Graduate Centre, East Surrey on Friday 27 February 2026.

NICE - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has today updated its blood transfusion guideline, simplifying when TXA should be offered during surgery - removing the need

The patient working group is a brand new initiative within the NE&Y RTC.

SHOT & MHRA Haemovigilance Workshops – May 2026

SHOT, in collaboration with the MHRA haemovigilance team, is hosting two free, interactive, in‑person haemovigilance workshops this May.

The BBTS Annual Conference in Glasgow, 15th -17th of September 2026

Action needed by the end of February 2026.

🏅TP Specialist Interest Group (SIG) – Award Nominations Now Open

A review of the activity that has taken place during 2025 for the East of England region. 

The East of England RTC Action Plan has been updated for 2026.  The plan details the projects and activity which has been planned for the year ahead.  This plan will be reviewed and amended at each RTC meeting.  

Beyond Transfusion: The Patient-Centred Evolution of Blood Health
PBM Conference 2026

Would you like to help reduce risk, prevent harm and improve experience of anti-D treatment in pregnancy?

The National Blood Transfusion Committee has launched its official LinkedIn page! 

This launch coincides with the upcoming celebrations of 25 years of the NBTC.

Lead: Stuart Lord

Catch up with the latest Patient Blood Management (PBM) update

We have been made aware of a technical issue affecting the blood transfusion shared care communication form. The shared‑care blood transfusion communication form was developed and is owned by the National Blood Transfusion Committee (NBTC) Shared Care Working Group with input from SHOT.