News for Midlands

( 2 weeks 5 days ago )
On behalf of NHSBT's Patient Blood Management (PBM) catch up with the latest infographic for August 2026
( 8 months ago )
Catch up with the latest Patient Blood Management (PBM) update
( 10 months 2 weeks ago )
Catch up with the latest Patient Blood Management (PBM) update
( 11 months 3 weeks ago )
Catch up with the latest Patient Blood Management (PBM) update
( 1 year ago )
Catch up with the latest Patient Blood Management (PBM) update
( 1 year 2 months ago )
Catch up with the latest Patient Blood Management (PBM) update. Links https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/https://my.esr.nhs.uk/
( 1 year 6 months ago )
Catch up with the latest Patient Blood Management (PBM) update. For all other things PBM please see following link https://hospital.blood.co.uk/patient-services/patient-blood-management
( 1 year 10 months ago )
Please note that this event on the 4th November 2024 has been postponed and will be rescheduled in the future. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. 
( 2 years ago )
The educational sessions from the Emergency Planning Working Group event held on the 15th May 2024 - Are you Prepared for a Major Incident are now available to view. 
( 2 years ago )
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:
( 2 years 1 month ago )
( 2 years 3 months ago )
See the latest May report for all things PBM.
( 2 years 3 months ago )
The new education resource, Blood Essentials, the replacement for A Drop of Knowledge and A wealth of knowledge is now available on the hospitals and science website.
( 2 years 6 months ago )
The final project report for the use of O D positive red cells in adult males in trauma/major haemorrhage is now available on the Hospitals and Science website. Please click the following link to access:
( 3 years 1 month ago )
Why not view and subscribe to the PBM England YouTube channel. It has many useful educational videos and past presentations. 
( 3 years 3 months ago )
 This valuable package of guidance and template documents has now been updated. This guidance covers clinical governance issues to protect practitioners and patients.
(1 month 1 week ago)

NBTC and NHSBT have collaborated to create an FAQ document for Transfusion Laboratory colleagues about the blood requirements for solid organ transplant donors who will undergo Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP) prior to transplantation. 

(8 months 3 weeks ago)

The Role of the Transfusion Practitioner: Then, Now, and Beyond — Webinar 4th December 2025

Join us for a one‑hour webinar on Thursday 4 December 2025 at 2:00 pm (GMT / UK time), organised by the BBTS in partnership with Werfen.

National Transfusion Practitioners Network
(8 months ago)

We have been made aware of a technical issue affecting the blood transfusion shared care communication form. The shared‑care blood transfusion communication form was developed and is owned by the National Blood Transfusion Committee (NBTC) Shared Care Working Group with input from SHOT.