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
We’re excited to announce that we’re now making our new allogeneic serum eyedrops, from donated blood. We’re excited to announce that we’re now making our new allogeneic serum eyedrops, from donated blood. We will start supplying eligible patients from March. 23 February 2026 Health professionals news
Allogeneic Serum Eye Drops (AlloSED) requests now being accepted We have now transitioned from the Autologous ( 29 January 2026 Health professionals news
Improving patient safety: Key insights from the Blood Matters Audit The latest Blood Matters Audit Report (2025) reveals critical insights into how health services are performing in positive patien 29 January 2026 Health professionals news
Data and metrics for patient blood management Successful patient blood management (PBM) programs are reliant on data collection, analysis, and reporting, however, determining a 28 November 2025 Health professionals news
Highlights of BLOOD-ISBT Regional Congress, Perth (26-29 October 2025) Highlights of BLOOD-ISBT Regional Congress, Perth (26-29 October 2025) 28 November 2025 Health professionals news
Keep your eye on the prize We’re switching from autologous to allogeneic serum eyedrops. 24 November 2025 Health professionals news
Patient consent and shared decision-making for blood transfusion The recent release of updated UK guidelines from SaBTO 30 October 2025 Health professionals news
