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Poster 1: Perioperative implications of Sickle Cell Disease in neurosurgery and the use of automated red cell exchange as a tool to facilitate time sensitive surgery.  Poster won prize at the Annual BBTS Conference 2023.

An abstract submitted to SHOT outlining the development of the Transfusion Training Hub was awarded first place at this years SHOT symposium.  

An abstract submitted to SHOT outlining the development of the Transfusion Training Hub was awarded first place! 2nd place was also awarded to the T2024 team for the ongoing development of RCI assist. Click here to read more.

Jennifer Rock, alongside Wendy McSporran (Advanced Transfusion Practitioner) delivered a presentation at the BBTS conference 'A Transfusion Practitioner Professional Development Framework, how will it benefit transfusion practitioners today and in the future.' Presenting on behalf of the transfus

The following NBTC documents have been reviewed by the national Transfusion Laboratory Managers Group and are now available in the NBTC Recommendations section 

The educational sessions from the Emergency Planning Working Group event held on the 15th May 2024 - Are you Prepared for a Major Incident are now available to view. 

The National Blood Transfusion Committee has produced this template checklist detailing each of the transfusion-related subpoints relevant for hospitals within Recommendation 7 of the IBI Report. https:

Following requests from hospital laboratories and Regional Transfusion Committees (RTC) / Hospital Transfusion Committees (HTC) for support in responding to the transfusion-related recommendations of the Infected Blood Inqui

A free, ‘one stop shop’ of valuable transfusion resources.

 https://nationalbloodtransfusion.co.uk/transfusion-training-hub

In light of the current Amber Alert status for O negative and O positive red blood cells, the Patient Blood Management (PBM) Team have developed a quick reference guide to clinical resources available to support the implementation of PBM recommendations, supporting the safe and a

We have recently held two successful national education events:

Incident Management and Effective Root Cause & CAPA, 12.06.24

Transfusion Still Matters, 02.07.24

The South East RTC hosted a very successful Education Event - Major Haemorrhage and Bleeding.

Our next Regional Transfusion Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday 13 November 2024 1pm to 4pm. 

For more information please contact Janice.robertson@nhsbt.nhs.uk 

The Transfusion Transformation Symposium was held on 10th June 2024 to discuss the next 5-year strategy for clinical and laboratory transfusion practice.

The new education resource, Blood Essentials, the replacement for A Drop of Knowledge and A wealth of knowledge is now available on the hospitals and science website.

See the latest May report for all things PBM.

Blood Essentials – Now available!

A Review of the Year 2023 in the South East region

Transfusion 2024 introduces the new Transfusion Training Hub, specifically designed to support education and training for all healthcare professionals working within Blood Transfusion and for anyone wishing to increase their transfusion knowledge.

Our QS138 Quality Insights audit tool has been shortlisted for the HSJ Digital Awards - Driving Change through Data and Analytics category. The award ceremony will be held in June 2024. 

A free, ‘one stop shop’ of valuable transfusion resources.

 https://nationalbloodtransfusion.co.uk/transfusion-training-hub

See the latest in all things PBM.

South East Regional Transfusion Team meeting - Tuesday 15th May 2024

South East Transfusion Practitioners meeting - Wednesday 12th June 2024

The South East Annual Activity Summary celebrates the achievements and successes, but also reflects on the challenges from the past year - 2023.