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Latest COVID-19 Papers
27 October 2020
The current issue of the BBTS journal Transfusion Medicine includes a letter to the editor on... read more
Keep on learning, don't stop...BBTS Education
8 October 2020
Dr Maya Angelou said, ‘I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn’. Well,... read more
Latest COVID-19 Papers in Transfusion Medicine
8 October 2020
The current issue of the BBTS journal Transfusion Medicine includes two COVID-19 related articles:... read more
SHOT Report 2019 Available for Download
7 July 2020
On Behalf of SHOT The 2019 Annual SHOT Report is now available to download from the SHOT... read more
BBTS President Dr Heidi Doughty wins Percy Lane Oliver Memorial Award
3 July 2020
Repost from the RCPath website Dr Doughty is this year’s winner for her outstanding... read more
Event Postponed
2 July 2020
Joint UK NEQAS BTLP / BBTS Blood Bank Technology Special Interest Group Annual Meeting As a... read more
SaBTO Consent for Transfusion consultation
10 June 2020
Message on behalf of SaBTO Consultation on revised Guidelines on Patient Consent for Blood... read more
Transfusion Evidence Library - Free Access
2 June 2020
For a limited period, Transfusion Evidence Library is free to access worldwide, to support... read more
Capturing Clinical Innovations
2 June 2020
Letter from Prof Stephen Powis & Hugh McCaughey, NHS England and NHS Improvement Dear... read more
Could you donate plasma to help treat coronavirus (COVID-19) patients?
2 June 2020
NHS Clinical Trial The NHS are looking for people who’ve recovered from coronavirus... read more
MHRA supports the use of remdesivir as the first medicine to treat Cor
27 May 2020
On behalf of MHRA We would like to inform you that remdesivir has received a positive... read more
Convalescent plasma transfusions take place for Covid-19 patients
13 May 2020
by National Health Executive NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has supplied the first units of... read more
Change Your Bloodlines Delivery Address
29 April 2020
If you are now working from home due to the government advice surrounding Coronavirus, and usually... read more
Testing Methods 2020
27 April 2020
The Department for Health and Social Care are seeking new and novel solutions to help deliver ... read more
MHRA update on COVID-19
27 April 2020
Message on behalf of MHRA This information updates you on details of recently published guidance... read more
Convalescent Plasma Programme
27 April 2020
Information from NHSBT NHS Blood and Transplant is now leading a major new programme, on... read more
Covid-19 Convalescent Plasma Trials - Webinars from NHSBT Medical & Re
23 April 2020
On behalf of Dr Jon Cort, Interim Chair, NBTC & Dr Shubha Allard,Secretary NBTC Dr Gail... read more
MHRA response during COVID-19
6 April 2020
Written by, and published on behalf of, MHRA Dear colleague We wanted to update you on how we... read more
Covid19 - Message from BBTS President
19 March 2020
Heidi Doughty With the Government announcing plans to accelerate its response to the Coronavirus... read more
COVID-19 Information - Useful Links
18 March 2020
Follow @BritishBloodTS on Twitter for the latest updates. Update on MHRA response during... read more

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Events

Blood 2020
15 November 2020
Postponed, Adelaide, Australia The combined Annual Scientific Meeting of the: Haematology... read more
Advances In Transfusion Medicine - RCPath
26 November 2020
26 November 2020 The Royal College of Pathologists Online Event Overview There are exciting... read more
BGS Transfusion
19 April 2021
19 - 21 April The Jubilee Campus, Nottingham Bookings are now open Provisional scientific... read more
UK NEQAS BTLP / BBTS Blood Bank Tech SIG Joint Meeting
23 November 2021
November 23rd 2021 | Gallery Suite, NEC Birmingham More details to follow... read more

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