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 May 2026, the NBTC's Emergency Planning working group (EPWG) in collaboration with Serious Hazards of Transfusion Haemovigilance Scheme (SHOT) are hosting a series of webinars.The sessions will…
(In 5 days 19 hours)
Emergency Planning
In May 2026, the NBTC's Emergency Planning working group (EPWG) in collaboration with Serious Hazards of Transfusion Haemovigilance Scheme (SHOT) are hosting a series of webinars.The sessions will…
(In 2 weeks 5 days)
Emergency Planning
This month’s session focuses on Business Continuity.  Join Transfusion Laboratory Manager Julie Staves and Quality Manager Andrew Platt for a short presentation and discussion. This event…
(In 2 weeks 6 days)
Transfusion Laboratory Managers
In May 2026, the NBTC's Emergency Planning working group (EPWG) in collaboration with Serious Hazards of Transfusion Haemovigilance Scheme (SHOT) are hosting a series of webinars.The sessions will…
(In 3 weeks 5 days)
Emergency Planning

Recent news

The National Blood Transfusion Committee (NBTC) website now hosts a small collection of recent national publications exploring transfusion safety and efficiency across the NHS.The new section, “…
The South East Annual Summary 2025 has now been published, bringing together key highlights, achievements and learning from across the region over the past year.
South East
The first James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership [JLA PSP] in Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation was completed in February 2018. Its aim was to spotlight the unanswered…

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