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Registration now open for Transfusing Wisely Webinar – Tuesday 06 December – 13:00-14:00 GMT **Please click here to register**

Our colleagues in the Patient Blood Management and Digital Learning teams have been working hard to develop a new e-Learning programme for blood transfusion. The first phase of this is now complete and 6 brand new modules are now available on e-Learning for Health and ESR free of charge for all NHS users. Consent Essential […]

The SHOT team were delighted and honoured to win the award for ‘Harnessing a Human Factors Approach to Improve Patient Safety’ at the HSJ Patient Safety Awards on 24 October 2022. The nomination was based on the work SHOT has done over the last decade to embed human factors in transfusion safety. Educational materials were […]

Appropriate and timely administration of anti-D Ig post sensitising events and RAADP reduces the risk of development of immune anti-D resulting from pregnancy. SHOT has been collecting reports of errors involving anti-D Ig since 2011, 4080 cases have been submitted between 2011-2021, accounting for approximately 10% of the total reports submitted to SHOT. Errors in […]

From: SHOT To: All HV reporters When: 13/10/2022 Title: Amber level alert for red cell stocks in England Attached (below): Letter from NHSBT & NBTC to hospitals In England, NHS Blood and Transplant have issued an amber level alert for red cells. NHSBT will remove the alert once they are confident that stocks have reached […]

Calling all midwives! Are you, or do you know, someone with a particular interest in the use of anti-D immunoglobulin?   We are looking for clinically experienced midwife to join the SHOT Working Expert Group as an expert on anti-D Ig errors. Please click here or on the image below for further details.

Wednesday 12 October 2022 – 10:30:12:45 – NBTC Emergency Planning Working Group – Educational Webinar – Are you Prepared for a Major Incident? This free webinar is aimed at raising awareness of the preparations and practices of the pre-hospital team, hospital and transfusion team and NHSBT, in responding to a major incident or mass casualty […]

Calling all transfusion lab managers – the 2022 UKTLC survey is out now! Your responses will help UKTLC understand the challenges and arrangements in place to ensure safe laboratory practices, and to create an action plan to improve transfusion safety. The survey has been sent out via email. If you haven’t received the link to […]

Morning session: 8.00 BST Click this link join the webinar: https://who.zoom.us/j/95838269786 Password: Mae#2022 Afternoon session: 15:00 BST Click this link to join the webinar: https://who.zoom.us/j/95955281848 Password: Pub#2022

SHOT are delighted to have been shortlisted for the HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2022! Our work to improve patient safety *Improving transfusion safety by applying human factors principles in the UK* has been shortlisted in the ‘Harnessing a Human Factors Approach to Improve Patient Safety category’. The full list of finalists for the 2022 HSJ […]