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Better Blood Transfusion

Health Service Circulars

HSC 2007/001: 'Better Blood Transfusion' safe and appropriate use of blood (pdf 190KB) This circular is also available from the Department of Health website

HSC 2002/009: 'Better Blood Transfusion: appropriate use of blood (pdf 40KB)

HSC 1998/224: 'Better Blood Transfusion' (pdf 288KB)

Surveys

July/August 2011 
Survey of IT systems in Hospital Transfusion Laboratories (pdf 324KB)

March 2011
National Transfusion Practitioner Survey of England and North Wales - Full Report (pdf 280KB) 

December 2010
Results of survey on the implementation of the Health Service Circular 2007/001 'Better Blood Transfusion - Safe and Appropriate Use of Blood'. (pdf 376KB) 

December 2008
Results of survey on the implementation of the Health Service Circular 2007/001 'Better Blood Transfusion - Safe and Appropriate Use of Blood'  (pdf 360KB)

December 2006
Appropriate Use of Blood HSC 2002/09: survey of implementation by December 2006. Survey results (pdf 81KB) This survey included:

Progress on the implementation of 'Better Blood Transfusion': regional results (pdf 346KB)

Progress on the implementation of 'Better Blood Transfusion' in NHS Trusts since 2003

April 2004
Appropriate Use of Blood HSC 2002/09: survey of implementation by April 2004 

These papers outline surveys of the implementation of the Better Blood Transfusion initiatives launched in 2002 and 1998:

Murphy MF, Howell.  Survey of the implementation of the recommendations in the Health Service Circular 2002/009 ‘Better Blood Transfusion’ on behalf of the National Blood Transfusion Committee.  Transfusion Medicine 2005; 15: 453-460.

Murphy MF, Edbury C, Wickenden C. Survey of the implementation of the recommendations in the Health Services Circular 1998/224 ‘Better Blood Transfusion’. Transfusion Medicine 2003; 13: 121-5. 

The NBTC recommendations page includes details of the resources required for the implementation of Better Blood Transfusion HSC 2002/009.

The Better Blood Transfusion Toolkit includes information produced by the UK Cell Salvage Action Group