Jehovah’s Witnesses: Each Witness Now Decides Whether to Accept or Donate Main Blood Components

Monday, 12th October 2026 (

2 weeks 5 days ago

)

Healthcare professionals and other NBTC stakeholders may wish to note an update from Jehovah’s Witnesses regarding individual decisions on the acceptance and donation of major blood components. Healthcare professionals should continue to discuss and document each patient's wishes on a case-by-case basis.

Read more: Jehovah’s Witnesses: Each Witness Now Decides Whether to Accept or Donate Main Blood Components

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

June 2026 (3 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.

The Role of the Transfusion Practitioner: Then, Now, and Beyond

December 2025 (10 months 1 week ago)

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.

National Transfusion Practitioners Network

QS138 Quality Insights updated following revised QS2 (TXA) guidance

September 2026 (2 weeks 2 days ago)

Following the February 2026 update to NICE QS138 Statement 2 on tranexamic acid (TXA), the QS138 Quality Insights quality improvement tool has been updated to reflect the broadened eligibility criteria.