Thread by @TransfusionWM

Next up Sue Cotton supply chain issues #F2FNHSBT Beast from the East caused huge disruption earlier this year not just for blood but food too #F2FNHSBT

Figures show stocks held by very high use hospitals has recently reduced for all groups except O neg #F2FNHSBT

Work with an individual trust on wastage last year showed that reduction in stock, redistributing O neg/pos in satellite fridges, communication and education on use of O pos helped to reduce wastage #F2FNHSBT

BLood stocks team are providing direct input for a number of trusts with excellent results/decreased wastage #F2FNHSBT

Also providing hospital profiling to help target specific components and trusts e.g. hospitals still using high amounts of CMV neg red cells #F2FNHSBT

Goal as ever is for sustained improvement. Difficulty is manual provision of data - time consuming and not always complete #F2FNHSBT