Updated NICE Guidance on Tranexamic Acid (TXA)

Saturday, 24th October 2026 (
7 months 3 weeks ago
)

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 loss and focussing instead on any procedure with a bleeding risk.

🔗 View the updated NICE NG24 recommendations here: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/NG24

For resources to support appropriate use of blood components, including Tranexamic acid, see resources from our colleagues in NHSBT's PBM Team: PBM toolkit - Hospitals and Science - NHSBT

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Professional Development Framework for TPs-4th Soundbite

(11 months 4 weeks ago)

Help Shape the TP Professional Development Framework

An email will soon be landing in the inbox of Transfusion Practitioners (TPs) across England, inviting you to help shape the main body of the Professional Development Framework.

National Transfusion Practitioners Network

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