Blood Essentials - New Transfusion Education & Reference Tool

The National Blood Transfusion Committee has produced this template checklist detailing each of the transfusion-related subpoints relevant for hospitals within Recommendation 7 of the IBI Report. https:

Please come along to one of the training sessions for RCI Assist – a referral support tool designed to guide hospital transfusion laboratory staff to either refer a sample to RCI or process the sample in-house.

 The training session will cover:

Perioperative implications of Sickle Cell Disease in neurosurgery and the use of automated red cell exchange as a tool to facilitate time sensitive surgery.  Won poster prize at BBTS Annual Symposium 2023.