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BBTS 2020 AGM - Save the Date
The 38th Annual General Meeting of the British Blood Transfusion Society will be held online on Wednesday 2nd December 2020 from 12pm to 1pm. Our organisers will send a link to all BBTS members nearer to the time but please save the date in your diary. During this AGM we will be presenting the... continued
Published: 12 Nov 2020Latest COVID-19 Papers
The current issue of the BBTS journal Transfusion Medicine includes a letter to the editor on COVID-19. This is an open access article and can be viewed at the following link: Safety and efficacy of COVID‐19 convalescent plasma in severe pulmonary disease: A report of 17 patients BBTS... continued
Published: 27 Oct 2020Keep on learning, don't stop...BBTS Education
Dr Maya Angelou said, ‘I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn’. Well, we’ve all learned a lot this year, haven’t we? About ourselves; about others; about who we can count on when the chips are down…. 2020: It’s been quite the experience... continued
Published: 08 Oct 2020
Latest COVID-19 Papers in Transfusion Medicine
The current issue of the BBTS journal Transfusion Medicine includes two COVID-19 related articles: Absence of SARS‐CoV‐2 viraemia in a blood donor with COVID‐19 post‐donation Emergency response to COVID‐19 epidemic: One Chinese blood centre's experience ... continued
Published: 08 Oct 2020SHOT Report 2019 Available for Download
On Behalf of SHOT The 2019 Annual SHOT Report is now available to download from the SHOT Website. The Annual Report and Summary can be found here: https://www.shotuk.org/shot-reports/report-summary-and-supplement-2019/ . This page includes additional, supplementary data for certain... continued
Published: 07 Jul 2020BBTS President Dr Heidi Doughty wins Percy Lane Oliver Memorial Award
Repost from the RCPath website Dr Doughty is this year’s winner for her outstanding contribution to the fields of military and medical transfusion. The College is delighted to announce that the winner of the Percy Lane Oliver Memorial Award 2020, is Dr Heidi Doughty for her outstanding... continued
Published: 03 Jul 2020Event Postponed
Joint UK NEQAS BTLP / BBTS Blood Bank Technology Special Interest Group Annual Meeting As a result of the on-going Covid-19 pandemic the decision has been made to postpone this year’s Joint UK NEQAS BTLP/ BBTS Blood Bank Technology SIG annual meeting, which was due to be held in... continued
Published: 02 Jul 2020SaBTO Consent for Transfusion consultation
Message on behalf of SaBTO Consultation on revised Guidelines on Patient Consent for Blood Transfusion In 2011, SaBTO, the committee that advises Ministers in the four UK Departments of Health on the safety of blood, tissues and organs, produced guidelines on obtaining consent from patients... continued
Published: 10 Jun 2020Transfusion Evidence Library - Free Access
For a limited period, Transfusion Evidence Library is free to access worldwide, to support transfusion professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. More Information: http://www.transfusionevidencelibrary.com/search?term=&sort=date Transfusion Evidence Alert: COVID-19 Edition 2 June 2020 ... continued
Published: 02 Jun 2020Capturing Clinical Innovations
Letter from Prof Stephen Powis & Hugh McCaughey, NHS England and NHS Improvement Dear NCDs/NSAs/Nursing leads/Medical leads/Chief Professional Officers/CRG Chairs and GIRFT clinical leads, Reference: Capturing clinical innovations COVID-19 has changed healthcare delivery in the UK and in... continued
Published: 02 Jun 2020
Could you donate plasma to help treat coronavirus (COVID-19) patients?
NHS Clinical Trial The NHS are looking for people who’ve recovered from coronavirus (COVID-19) to donate blood plasma, as part of a clinical trial to help with the national effort against the virus. Convalescent plasma can only be donated by someone who has had the virus. It is also... continued
Published: 02 Jun 2020MHRA supports the use of remdesivir as the first medicine to treat Cor
On behalf of MHRA We would like to inform you that remdesivir has received a positive scientific opinion under the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Early Access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS) in the UK. This will allow remdesivir to be used in the treatment of adults... continued
Published: 27 May 2020Convalescent plasma transfusions take place for Covid-19 patients
by National Health Executive NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has supplied the first units of convalescent plasma to hospitals to treat coronavirus patients, with the first transfusions having now taken place. Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College... continued
Published: 13 May 2020
Change Your Bloodlines Delivery Address
If you are now working from home due to the government advice surrounding Coronavirus, and usually have Bloodlines delivered to you work address, you can easily change your preferred mailing address for Bloodlines in the My Details section of the website. Simply scroll down to 'Preferred... continued
Published: 29 Apr 2020Testing Methods 2020
The Department for Health and Social Care are seeking new and novel solutions to help deliver 100,000 coronavirus tests a day by the end of April . They have now launched a fifth challenge , looking for examples for collecting blood without the need for phlebotomy. Get involved and add... continued
Published: 27 Apr 2020MHRA update on COVID-19
Message on behalf of MHRA This information updates you on details of recently published guidance on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic aimed at supporting healthcare partners contributing to the essential global action needed to protect public health at this challenging time. We would welcome... continued
Published: 27 Apr 2020Convalescent Plasma Programme
Information from NHSBT NHS Blood and Transplant is now leading a major new programme, on behalf of the Government, to collect convalescent plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 to support a national clinical trial. The Department of Health and Social Care has today ( Saturday ,... continued
Published: 27 Apr 2020
Covid-19 Convalescent Plasma Trials - Webinars from NHSBT Medical & Re
On behalf of Dr Jon Cort, Interim Chair, NBTC & Dr Shubha Allard,Secretary NBTC Dr Gail Miflin, Medical and Research Director NHSBT will be giving a Webinar talk on the current status of COVID-19 convalescent plasma trials. This talk, followed by Q&A will last a total of 45 minutes and... continued
Published: 23 Apr 2020MHRA response during COVID-19
Written by, and published on behalf of, MHRA Dear colleague We wanted to update you on how we are working to support healthcare professionals, industry and patients as part of the essential global action needed to protect public health at this challenging time. Please share this information... continued
Published: 06 Apr 2020Covid19 - Message from BBTS President
Heidi Doughty With the Government announcing plans to accelerate its response to the Coronavirus outbreak, we felt it was the right time to let you know what action we are taking. We know many of you will be busy implementing your own personal and professional responses to the outbreak. We... continued
Published: 19 Mar 2020
COVID-19 Information - Useful Links
Follow @BritishBloodTS on Twitter for the latest updates. Update on MHRA response during COVID-19 /blog/mhraupdate/ National School of Healthcare Science: NSHCS Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information Academy for Healthcare Science: AHCS Equivalence Guidance HCPC: HCPC Advice for... continued
Published: 18 Mar 2020
