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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

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.  

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

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.

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

Lead: Stuart Lord

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.

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

🌟Thank You for Your Support🌟

🙏Thank you to everyone who has supported the development of the Professional Development Framework for Transfusion Practitioners. Your commitment, expertise, and collaboration have been invaluable throughout this process.

This forum is for all UK & Ireland Transfusion Practitioners (this includes all staff who work in haemovigilance & patient blood management).

South East RTT Meetings 2026

Thursday 29 January (Work-plan meeting)

Thursday 12 February

Wednesday 6 May

Thursday 10 September

Wednesday 2 December

South East TP Meetings 2026

Thursday 5 March

Tuesday 16 June

Thursday 10 December

New SABTO Consent Guidelines Published

The Role of the Transfusion Practitioner: Then, Now, and Beyond — Webinar 4th December 2025

Join us for a one‑hour webinar on Thursday 4 December 2025 at 2:00 pm (GMT / UK time), organised by the BBTS in partnership with Werfen.

Help Shape the TP Professional Development Framework

An email will soon be landing in the inbox of Transfusion Practitioners (TPs) across England, inviting you to help shape the main body of the Professional Development Framework.

Help Shape the TP Professional Development Framework

An email will soon be sent to all Transfusion Practitioners (TPs) across England, inviting you to help shape the section that outlines the purpose of the Professional Development Framework for Trans

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

Transfusion Practitioners Vicky Waddoups (Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust) and Aimee Burtenshaw (University Hospitals of Derby and Burton) proudly represented the TP community at the IBMS Congress in Birmingham last week.

An email will be sent to all TPs across England inviting them to help shape the Core Professional Values for the TP role.

An email will be sent to all TPs across England to invite them to participate in shaping the Purpose Statement for the TP role.

We are hosting some further drop-in sessions following the launch of RCI Assist to provide an opportunity to ask any questions or get a live demo. The sessions are 60 minutes. Please feel free to join the full session, or pop in and out at your convenience.

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