The United Kingdom Transfusion Laboratory Collaborative (UKTLC) was formed in 2006 in response to 30 to 40% of the wrong blood events reported to SHOT originating in the hospital transfusion laboratory
The collaborative involves all major transfusion organisations within the UK including the Institute of Biomedical Scientists, Royal College of Pathologists, British Blood Transfusion Society and UKNEQAS (the national quality assessment scheme for transfusion).

UKTLC produces minimum standards for staff qualifications, training, competency and the use
of information technology in hospital transfusion laboratories