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