National Blood
Transfusion Committee

Promoting good transfusion practice by providing information and advice to hospitals and blood services in England.

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Upcoming events

(In 1 week 4 days)
Transfusion Laboratory Managers
Agenda to follow near the date
(In 2 weeks 4 days)
South West
A laboratory-focused subgroup supporting the Pre-Hospital Blood Group within the Blood 2 Scene project, which aims to enable the safe provision of blood and blood products at the scene of major…
(In 2 weeks 4 days)
Midlands
Register for your conference place here: Patient Blood Management: Blood Health in Specialist Populations
(In 1 month)
Following further discussion within the planning group, the proposed educational event previously scheduled for 5 November 2026 has been placed on hold whilst the programme and delivery format are…
(In 1 month)
London
Education

Recent news

Following today's communication from NHSBT regarding pressure on O D negative red cell stocks, NBTC would like to remind colleagues that the updated national red cell and platelet shortage plans are…
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…
National Transfusion Practitioners Network
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.…

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