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Welcome Elisabeth Buggins CBE

( 5 months 2 weeks 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 7 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 8 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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Transfusion Training Survey Results Published

(4 months 2 weeks ago)

The Transfusion Training survey was a collaboration between NHSBT and the Royal College of Pathologist Specialty Advisory Committee, and has now been published in Transfusion Medicine: http://doi.org/10.1111/tme.13146

 

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Patient Blood Management Update

(3 months 3 weeks ago)

Catch up with the latest Patient Blood Management (PBM) update

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The Transfusion Training Hub Celebrates Its 1st Birthday!

(7 months 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? 

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