The latest transfusion updates and events for May Read the latest transfusion updates and events for May including Patient information, meetings and publications. 28 May 2026 Health professionals news
Updated Cochrane review on antifibrinolytics for bleeding prevention in people with haematological disorders Individuals with haematological disorders often face a high risk of severe or even life-threatening bleeding due to thrombocytope 29 April 2026 Health professionals news
RCT of prehospital whole blood in life-threatening traumatic haemorrhage The Study of Whole Blood in Frontline Trauma (SWiFT) trial was a pragmatic, multicentre, unblinded, randomised, controlled trial a 29 April 2026 Health professionals news
Bringing clarity to complexity The seventh edition of ‘Practical Transfusion Medicine’, edited by Professors' Michael Murphy, Nancy Dunbar and Erica Wood, is an 29 April 2026 Health professionals news
Transforming transfusion safety: Insights from implementing bedside electronic checks at a large UK NHS Trust Transforming transfusion safety: Insights from implementing bedside electronic checks at a large UK NHS Trust 30 March 2026 Health professionals news
Introduction of ISBT 128 2D DataMatrix and Delay to the removal of transition Codabar barcodes We are writing to inform you of a change to the implementation timeframes for the changes to Lifeblood’s blood component label. 03 March 2026 Health professionals news
Transforming transfusion practice in the NHS Recently published in the British Journal of Haematology is an article that describes the current state of transfusion practice i 26 February 2026 Health professionals news
