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
We have recently held two successful national education events:
Incident Management and Effective Root Cause & CAPA, 12.06.24
Transfusion Still Matters, 02.07.24
South West
In light of the current Amber Alert status for O negative and O positive red blood cells, the Patient Blood Management (PBM) Team have developed a quick reference guide to clinical resources available to support the implementation of PBM recommendations, supporting the safe and a
Patient Blood Management
The development of a Transfusion Practitioner Framework is well under way.
A lot of work has been going on since Nov 2023.
National Transfusion Practitioners Network