Congratulations to Stuart Lord -SHOT Symposium Runner-Up Best Abstract Prize!

Thursday, 28th August 2025 (
3 weeks 3 days ago
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Congratulations to Stuart Lord, Lead Transfusion Practitioner at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, on receiving the runner-up Best Abstract Prize at the 2025 SHOT Symposium. His exceptional work highlights the critical role of transfusion practice in improving patient safety and surgical outcomes.

 About the Audit

Stuart's audit focused on evaluating compliance with NICE Quality Standard QS138, specifically the use of tranexamic acid in elective surgeries with an expected blood loss of over 500ml.

Key findings include:

  • Overall compliance was 52%, revealing significant variation across surgical specialties.
  • Orthopaedics showed high adherence, whereas other specialties lagged behind.

 Driving Change Through Insight

These findings prompted the development of a strategic action plan led by the Hospital Transfusion Committee, with close collaboration between the Lead Transfusion Practitioner, a Consultant Anaesthetist, and a Junior Grade Anaesthetist. This multidisciplinary approach underscored the shared commitment to improving compliance and advancing patient blood management practices across the Trust.

This initiative was driven by the urgent need to improve practice, in line with the Infected Blood Inquiry recommendations and supported by the NHSBT Amber Alert on blood stocks.

 Strategic Improvements Include:

  • Integration of tranexamic acid prompts into surgical safety checklists
  • Digital documentation enhancements
  • Specialty-specific education and engagement initiatives

These targeted actions aim to boost guideline adherence and enhance Surgical Patient Blood Management (PBM) outcomes across the Trust.

You can view Stuart’s poster detailing the results Stuart Lord-SHOT 2025

South West
National Transfusion Practitioners Network

Other Regions

(6 months 2 weeks ago)

Please come along to one of the training sessions for RCI Assist – a referral support tool designed to guide hospital transfusion laboratory staff to either refer a sample to RCI or process the sample in-house.

 The training session will cover:

(11 months 2 weeks ago)

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

Transfusion Laboratory Managers
(10 months 1 week ago)

Please note that this event on the 4th November 2024 has been postponed and will be rescheduled in the future. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. 

Midlands