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(3 days 13 hours ago)

Help Shape the TP Professional Development Framework

An email will soon be sent to all Transfusion Practitioners (TPs) across England, inviting you to help shape the section that outlines the purpose of the Professional Development Framework for Trans

National Transfusion Practitioners Network
(1 week 2 days ago)

Catch up with the latest Patient Blood Management (PBM) update

Midlands
(2 weeks 2 days ago)

Transfusion Practitioners Vicky Waddoups (Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust) and Aimee Burtenshaw (University Hospitals of Derby and Burton) proudly represented the TP community at the IBMS Congress in Birmingham last week.

National Transfusion Practitioners Network
(2 weeks 3 days ago)

An email will be sent to all TPs across England inviting them to help shape the Core Professional Values for the TP role.

National Transfusion Practitioners Network
(1 month ago)

An email will be sent to all TPs across England to invite them to participate in shaping the Purpose Statement for the TP role.

National Transfusion Practitioners Network
(1 month ago)

We are hosting some further drop-in sessions following the launch of RCI Assist to provide an opportunity to ask any questions or get a live demo. The sessions are 60 minutes. Please feel free to join the full session, or pop in and out at your convenience.

(1 month 1 week ago)

Catch up with the latest Patient Blood Management (PBM) update

Midlands
(1 month 2 weeks ago)

Thank you to everyone who attended the webinars and contributed content and suggestions via the Padlets. Your input has been invaluable.

National Transfusion Practitioners Network
(1 month 2 weeks ago)

The HCPC is hosting a series of webinars (along with NHS England and the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) to discuss scope of practice, effective supervision and delegation.  The webinars are for experienced regulated healthcare practitioners and the managers who support them, includi

National Transfusion Practitioners Network
(1 month 4 weeks ago)

Catch up with the latest Patient Blood Management (PBM) update

Midlands
(2 months 1 week ago)

South West
National Transfusion Practitioners Network
(2 months 2 weeks ago)

IMPORTANT: All content on the eLearning for Health (eLfH) platform will be moving to the Learning Zone during October 2025. Access to Blood Transfusion Training and some other NHS Blood and Transplant modules will be disrupted.

(2 months 2 weeks ago)

The Transfusion Training survey was a collaboration between NHSBT and the Royal College of Pathologist Specialty Advisory Committee, and has now been published in Transfusion Medicine: http://doi.org/10.1111/tme.13146

 

Education
(2 months 4 weeks ago)

SHOT Symposium Best poster prize: Slow and Steady Wins the rACE in the South East!

South East
National Transfusion Practitioners Network
(3 months ago)

The Transfusion 2024 team has been actively engaged in a range of projects aimed at enhancing patient safety and supporting our scientific and clinical workforce.

(3 months 2 weeks ago)

Congratulations to Elisabeth Buggins CBE who has been appointed Co-Chair of the National Blood Transfusion Committee (NBTC). 

Patient Involvement
(3 months 3 weeks ago)

As part of the Transfusion 2024 strategic plan, a referral support tool, RCI Assist, has been developed. This is now available to use via Sp-ICE and OBOS.

(4 months ago)

Catch up with the latest Patient Blood Management (PBM) update. 

Links 

https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/

https://my.esr.nhs.uk/

Midlands
(4 months ago)

Developing and Elevating the TP Role: From Reflection to Action

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Developing and Elevating the TP Role: From Reflection to Action

National Transfusion Practitioners Network
(4 months 1 week ago)

We are hosting some drop-in sessions following the launch of RCI Assist to provide an opportunity to ask any questions or get a live demo. The sessions are 60 minutes. Please feel free to join the full session, or pop in and out at your convenience.

(4 months 3 weeks ago)

Developing and Elevating the TP Role: From Reflection to Action

National Transfusion Practitioners Network
(5 months 1 week ago)

We celebrated the first birthday of the Transfusion Training Hub in April 2025. Created to be a “one stop shop” for transfusion education resources, it is now the most popular feature on the NBTC website with over 32,000 visits during its first year, will yours be the next? 

Education
(5 months 2 weeks ago)

The 2025 Undergraduate Medical Degree Transfusion Medicine Survey was developed in collaboration with the T2024 Education Working Group, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) Patient Blood Management Consultants, and the UK and Ireland Blood Transfusion Network (UK&I BTN).

(5 months 2 weeks ago)

The 2025 Undergraduate Medical Degree Transfusion Medicine Survey was developed in collaboration with the T2024 Education Working Group, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) Patient Blood Management Consultants, and the UK and Ireland Blood Transfusion Network (UK&I BTN).

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