Updated component recommendations

Saturday, 12th September 2026 (
2 years ago
)

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

Appropriate Specification for Emergency Red Cells - 2024

The appropriate use of group O D negative red cells - 2024

Transfusion Laboratory Managers

Other Regions

New SHOT/SCRIPT standards published: Essential standards for safe transfusion in clinical IT systems

(2 months 3 weeks ago)
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.

FAQs for Hospitals - Blood requirements for solid organ transplant donors who will undergo Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP) prior to transplantation

(1 month 3 weeks ago)

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. 

Invitation to participate: James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership in Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation

(5 months ago)
Invitation to participate in the 2026 update of the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership in Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation