Incomplete communication can contribute to transfusion safety events. The SHOT team have developed a communication toolkit in collaboration with Royal Cornwall hospital, Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK NEQAS, UKTLC and transfusion laboratory managers group to help address gaps in communication. The toolkit includes:
- A template to help clarify clinical expectations regarding product availability, storage conditions and nomenclature
- An updated handover form first provided in the supplementary material of the 2019 Annual SHOT
Report - A telephone request form which includes key questions for laboratory staff to ask to identify
transfusion priorities (e.g., emergency, urgent etc.) - SHOT Bite No. 34: Switching to group-specific red blood cells in major haemorrhage
These editable resources are available for laboratories to use if they would find them beneficial. Please use the links below to access these resources.
Blood component communication guide Laboratory handover log Laboratory blood component telephone request forms SHOT Bite No.34 Switching to group specific blood components during major haemorrhage