Thread by @TransfusionWM

Been out of the loop for a few months but back in touch for one day only! It’s the face to face meeting of the patient facing NHSBT consultants… #mouthful #F2FNHSBT

Shubha Allard reminds us of the JPAC guidelines which are all online #F2FNHSBT
transfusionguidelines.org

And the Transfusion Handbook, esp useful for the #haemSpRs and available for free online! #F2FNHSBT
transfusionguidelines.org/transfusion-ha…

Patient blood management is the core of what we do. Many key interactions with hospitals and regional and national teams #F2FNHSBT

Blood use is going down but as ever funding is also being reduced. Need to maximise use of pre-existing structures #NHSF2F

“NHS Improvement pathology networking in England: the state of the nation” is mandatory reading for all hospital transfusion haematologists #F2FNHSBT
improvement.nhs.uk/documents/3240…

Integrated LIMS, hub and spoke models… all come with challenges specific to transfusion. How best to implement?

KAIs not KPIs now – key assurance indicators… #F2FNHSBT

Should UKAS and MHRA align inspections/regulations? #F2FNHSBT

Whole blood back on the agenda again. Universal LR prohibits true WB in the UK but RBC+ plasma is being worked up #F2FNHSBT

Also on the horizon: Rejuvenate – a study looking at rejuvenating ‘old’ blood. Universal plasma, epitope matched platelets to name a few focuses of current work #F2FNHSBT

Patient and public involvement, education, guidelines… the areas of work undertaken by the team go on #F2FNHSBT

Wider strategy in the organisation includes blood supply, microbiology, cell/gene therapies… #F2FNHSBT

Transfusion strategy symposium in March 2019 to work towards a 5y strategy of PBM, hospital transfusion labs, innovation into practice and expert panel discussion with key organisations and stakeholders #F2FNHSBT

Next Louise Sherliker updates on the work of the PBM practitioner teams #F2FNHSBT

3rd PBM survey will be going out in a few weeks #F2FNHSBT

National PBM accreditation group; should there be key areas that hospitals can self-accredit against? #F2FNHSBT

Need to consider issues about resource and implementation #F2FNHSBT

Lots of work being done nationally by the Getting it Right First Time organisation. An opportunity for transfusion medicine? #F2FNHSBT
gettingitrightfirsttime.co.uk

PBM survey will provide benchmarking to allow transfusion teams to make a case for more support and resource locally #F2FNHSBT

Many PBM team successes in 2017-8: NICE endorsed audit tool, kite marked pt info leaflets, Oneg/Aneg plt tools to support good practice, informatics, blood component indicatn app, single unit transfusn work, nonmedical authorisatn of blood course #F2FNHSBT
play.google.com/store/apps/det…

7000 users of the app, 60% returning users, pages viewed >84,000 times! Good work!! #F2FNHSBT

Future strategy for the PBM team looking at measuring outputs (?education ?wastage) and identifying key future issues; IT, anaemia management...?? #F2FNHSBT