News for Patient Involvement

Welcome Elisabeth Buggins CBE

( 2 months ago )
Congratulations to Elisabeth Buggins CBE who has been appointed Co-Chair of the National Blood Transfusion Committee (NBTC). 
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Consent for blood transfusion resources

( 2 years 4 months ago )
The United Kingdom and Ireland Blood Transfusion Network (UK&IBTN) has developed resources to support patient consent for blood transfusion for both patients and healthcare practitioners, as recommended in guidance published by the advisory committee for the safety of blood, tissues and organ
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PIL Translations

( 2 years 4 months ago )
“Receiving a Blood Transfusion” patient information leaflet has now been translated in 25 languages. The translations are available to download and print lo
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Updated component recommendations

(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

The Transfusion Training Hub Celebrates Its 1st Birthday!

(3 months 2 weeks ago)

We celebrated the first birthday of the Transfusion Training Hub in April 2025. Created to be a “one stop shop” for transfusion education resources, it is now the most popular feature on the NBTC website with over 32,000 visits during its first year, will yours be the next? 

Education

Annual Activity Summary - South East 2024

(4 months 3 weeks ago)

A review of the year 2024 in the South East Region

South East