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SHOT has today published a slide set in pdf which may be freely downloaded and used for education and teaching (this file can be run as a slide show), please access this via the SHOT current resources section by clicking the link below.  We are always glad to receive feedback on our work so please send any comments […]

For the second year in a row Graham Oakes has provided a superb review following the Annual SHOT Symposium 2014.  Please click here to read the full report.

The 2014 Annual SHOT Symposium took place on Wednesday 9th July at the Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, Manchester. Please click here to read an account of the days events, which has been prepared by 2 of the delegates in attendance.

The 2013 Annual SHOT Report was published on 9 July 2014 at the Annual SHOT symposium, held at the Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, Manchester. The report and supplementary information can be found here  and the available presentations from the 2014 Symposium are here 

Please note our SHOT symposium will be held on July 9th at the Lowry Theatre in Manchester.  For full details and to register your interest, please click here

Please clink the link below to read an article written by Dr Paula Bolton-Maggs, SHOT Medical Director, on the recommendation for zero tolerance for the labelling of all pathology samples, not just those for transfusion. Reproduced from Bulletin of the Royal College of Pathologists January  2014 with permission.  Zero tolerance for labelling of pathology samples […]

SHOT has recently updated these 2 documents to incorporate guidance from the 2011 and 2012 SHOT Annual Reports SHOT Laboratory Lessons 2013 SHOT Clinical Lessons 2013 These documents, and other useful resources can be found in the Current Resources section of the website

Blood Matters  (Australia)  runs the Graduate Certificate in Transfusion Practice with the University of Melbourne Commercial  which may be of interest to our nursing or scientific network. They have had international students complete the course who have found it very beneficial and that it was certainly manageable as an international student due to the online nature of the course. […]

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The latest copy of the SHOT Report is now available on the website. Copies will be sent to those on our mailing list in due course. The presentations from the 2013 Annual SHOT Symposium are also available https://www.shotuk.org/meetings/meeting-presentations/ Next year’s SHOT Symposium will take place on Wednesday 9th July 2014 at The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.  […]