National Blood
Transfusion Committee

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

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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…
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Emergency Planning

Recent news

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…
During the development of the Transfusion Practitioner (TP) Framework, it became clear that we needed a stronger way to communicate both the impact of the TP role and what it involves. This clarity…
National Transfusion Practitioners Network
Transfusion 2024
NICE - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has today updated its blood transfusion guideline, simplifying when TXA should be offered during surgery - removing the need to estimate blood…

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