NBTC Education Event hosted by North East and Yorkshire RTC: Neonatal and Paediatric Transfusion

Wednesday, 22nd October 2025
Speakers
Anne Kelly, Consultant Paediatric Haematologist: Great Ormond Street Hospital, Paediatric Transfusion and Components Clinical Expert NHSBT
Michael Desborough, Consultant Haematologist and Associate Professor of Haematology Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Andrew Fletcher, Consultant Haematologist and Associate Medical Director of Donor Medicine and Plasma for Medicines NHSBT
Michelle Scott, Blood Bank Service Lead South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology
Mike Richards, Paediatric Haematology Consultant Leeds Children’s Hospital
Samantha Timmins, Patient Blood Management Practitioner NHS Blood and Transplant
Where
Via Microsoft teams

Recordings of presentations from the event are available via the following links

Mike Desborough - https://youtu.be/GwW6N2MDQsI

Mike Richards - https://youtu.be/am6ipaDk7jw

Michelle Scott - https://youtu.be/h1kKavct9ko

Andrew Fletcher - https://youtu.be/fU01WeW4S2Y

Sam Timmins - https://youtu.be/uiqaaupnNMw

Attachment Size
Neonatal-and-Paediatric-Transfusion-Flyer.pdf 184.88 KB
Neonatal-and-Paediatric-Transfusion-event-programme.pdf 76.02 KB
Can Transfusion Practice in Paediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia be Changed Presented by Andrew Fletcher 544.69 KB
New Paediatric Guidelines Laboratory Considerations Presented by Michelle Scott 1.75 MB
Complex systems management in paediatric haematology Presented by Michael Richards 347.08 KB
Baby Blood Assist – new safe administration app Presented by Samantha Timmins 619.23 KB
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