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Serious Hazards of Transfusion

SHOT is the UK’s independent, professionally-led haemovigilance scheme aiming to improve patient safety in transfusion.

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    Annual SHOT Reports

    Annual reports of analysed cases reported to SHOT with key recommendations to improve transfusion safety

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    Educational resources

    Resources to support safe transfusions in various formats and all free to access

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    Information for patients

    Information and resources about blood transfusions for patients, families and carers

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  • Human Factors

    Learn about the importance of human factors and ergonomics in transfusion and access relevant resources

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  • SCRIPT

    The SHOT UK Collaborative Reviewing and reforming IT Processes in Transfusion group and relevant resources

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  • UKTLC

    The United Kingdom Transfusion Laboratory Collaborative and relevant resources

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Upcoming events

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    BBTS Annual Conference 2025

    Harrogate Convention Centre

  • IHN webinar: Partnering with patients is key to safer transfusion

    See how engaging patients in their own care and to improve organisational safety can build trust, strengthen learning, and enhance safety. SHOT will provide insights and experiences from UK and discuss how co-production is vital to tangible improvements.

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  • 🩸 Transfusion Safety Standards: From Paper to Practice Webinar🩸

    Join our webinar to support the implementation of SHOT Transfusion Safety Standards. An interactive webinar, with opportunities to ask questions and gain clarity on implementation.

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  • SHOT and National Comparative Audit (NCA) Webinar

    SHOT and NCA are pleased to announce this collaborative webinar that will illustrate how audit can be effectively targeted using resources such as SHOT data. Join us for examples of 3 recent audits, as we discuss how you can use the reported data to improve the quality of patient care.

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