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Call for Speakers - Red Cell SIG
3 March 2015
The Red Cell Special Interest Group is calling for speakers to be included in the programme... read more
News: Healthcare Sciences Training Capacity Survey
26 February 2015
What is the survey about? Health Education England (HEE) in conjunction with the Centre for... read more
Islands in the stream
19 February 2015
Fun musings on TM's crusade to cut costs - there's an app for that! | by Pat Letendre Updated :... read more
Angel
16 December 2014
Musings on communication errors in TM | by Pat Letendre This month's blog derives from news items... read more
NEWS: ISBT Launch Benchmark
3 December 2014
The Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) has published the first in a series of benchmark... read more
To Dream the Impossible Dream
2 December 2014
Musing on TM Research | by Pat Letendre November's blog is based on an abstract from AABB's... read more
NEWS: Submit your abstracts now for AHCS Congress 2014
11 November 2014
Healthcare scientists are being asked to come forward with abstracts for poster presentations at... read more
The Way We Were
17 October 2014
(More Musings on TM history) | By Pat Letendre For several reasons, I'm more than ever... read more
Call for Young Black Londoners to Give Blood
14 October 2014
YOUNG, black Londoners are being urged to step-forward as the next generation of blood donors in... read more
Stand By Me
10 September 2014
Musings on effects of errors on transfusion professionals by Pat Letendre Recently, I browsed... read more
2 Week Countdown
10 September 2014
The 2014 BBTS Annual Conference opens its doors in just two short weeks! Preparations are in... read more
The Way We Were(Musings on TM history and its lessons for today)
14 August 2014
By Pat Letendre This month's blog discusses 3 recent news items (and associated scientific... read more
Donation of Starting Material for Cell-Based Advanced Therapies: a SaB
8 July 2014
A letter from Professor John Forsythe, Chair of SaBTO, and Professor Marc Turner, Chair of the... read more
NEWS: SaBTO Committee Vacancies
17 June 2014
SaBTO advises UK Health Departments and ministers on the safety of blood for transfusion and... read more
Do you Believe?
13 June 2014
(Musings on cloud-based software services by a transfusion medicine techno heretic) June's blog... read more
5 Reasons to keep your CPD portfolio up to date
11 June 2014
The importance of CPD should not be underestimated. As practicing professionals, it is a... read more
NICE Seeks New Members
11 June 2014
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is seeking to recruit a secondary... read more
NEWS: A Review of Pathogen Inactivation Technologies for Platelets
20 May 2014
On behalf of SaBTO The independent Scientific Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood,Tissues... read more
NEWS: Recruitment for NHS HSST Programme Open
19 May 2014
What is NHS Higher Specialist Scientific Training (HSST)? The Higher Specialist Scientist... read more
C'est si bon
15 May 2014
(Musings on TM news that is so good and not so good) By Pat Letendre May's blog is a take-off... read more
Simply The Best
11 April 2014
by Pat Letendre This blog is the second in a series written for the British Blood Transfusion... read more
Subscriptions Now Due
2 April 2014
It's that time of year again when we start to remind members that renewals are now due for the... read more
Now Available: HoTSIG Programme
1 April 2014
The Hospital Transfusion Special Interest Group Team have released the programme for the 2014... read more
Born to be Wild?
13 March 2014
by Pat Letendre This blog is the first in a series written for the British Blood Transfusion... read more
Welcome to your new look BBTS
3 March 2014
Welcome to your new look BBTS! 2013 was a great year for BBTS! Along with all the good work we... read more

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Managing Consequences of a Pandemic Outbreak
12 February 2015
Thursday 12th February | London On Thursday the 12th of February 2015, Inside Government will... read more
SHOT Symposium
27 June 2015
The 2015 Annual SHOT Symposium will be held on Saturday 27 June 2015 and will be incorporated into... read more
ISBT & BBTS 2015
27 June 2015
The 25th Regional Congress of the ISBT, in conjunction with the 33rd Annual Conference of the... read more

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