Transfusion Practitioner

@UHP_Transfusion @UHP_NHS Guess I'm old enough to think nurses should be managing their workload, setting the transfusion to be administered in the authorised time and taking it down as soon as it has finished not just leaving it up for no more than 4 hours out of storage 😔

Interesting poster from RCHT at #shotuk2023 Something to consider in @UHP_NHS ?

While the cost of everything has gone up, nursing pay has not. The end result? Thousands of nursing staff driven out of the profession because they can't afford the basics. #FairPayForNursing protects the nursing profession and the public.

Programme day 2 #TP23

National Transfusion Practitioner Network Symposium TP2023 registration is now open - to register fill in this form forms.office.com/e/Pu9yeQmJvJ #TP23

Programme day 1 #TP23

From our #Transfusion Evidence Alert this month: Impact of restrictive red blood cell transfusion strategy on thrombosis-related events: A meta-analysis and #systematicreview by Maimaitiming et al. transfusionevidencelibrary.com/article/353329…

Cheng-Hock Toh CBE, Chair of the National Blood Transfusion Committee, discusses how the #NBTC has updated its major areas of focus and recalibrated its key working partnerships. @CHToh1

This week is #AntiBullyingWeek and the theme is #OneKindWord. Kindness can change the course of a conversation and break the cycle of bullying. It can provide a moment of hope. It can be a turning point and can change someone’s day More info ➡️ bit.ly/antibullyingwe…

New from #Transfusion Evidence Library: Use of Novel Antithrombotic Agents for #COVID19: Systemic Summary of Ongoing Randomized Controlled Trials by Talasaz et al. transfusionevidencelibrary.com/article/345380… @AzitaTalasaz @connors_md @IsthPresident @MaryCushmanMD @bbikdeli

Have a look at our new TACO investigation tool! 🫁🩸🔍🔬🌍 shotuk.org/wp-content/upl… @givebloodscot @WelshBlood @GiveBloodNI @theRCN @RCPath @PBM_NHS @BritishBloodTS @ISBTCO #patientsafety #blooducation

An updated SHOT Bite covering febrile, allergic & hypotensive reactions is now available on the SHOT website covering classification and appropriate treatment of these transfusion reactions. shotuk.org/wp-content/upl… #patientsafety @IBMScience @BritishBloodTS @RCPath @theRCN

Have you seen our new video on Haemolytic Transfusion Reactions in patients with Haemoglobinopathies? 📺🩸🎬 shotuk.org/resources/curr… #blooducation @SickleCellUK @teamukts @BritishBloodTS @BritSocHaem @RCPath @GiveBloodNI @WelshBlood @givebloodscot @PBM_NHS

And also therefore carries risk of TACO if transfusion is given (though it is rarely indicated for exactly the reasons you state)

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁! Platelets save lives, but sometimes they might not help, or could even HARM a patient. @ruchika_goel1 joins the #BBGuyPodcast to share what to do "When Platelet Transfusion Might Not be Wise." BBGuy.org/092 #blooducation

Good luck to Rebecca Crossley who is an RCN Nursing Awards finalist. Rebecca developed a COVID vaccine clinic for people with #learningdisabilities, autism or severe #mentalhealth conditions with a 99.9% success rate. Watch #RCNawards ceremony on Oct 12 hopin.com/events/rcn-nur…

Things to consider before transfusing non-bleeding patient with anaemia. Well established practice in @UHP_NHS but did you know that #TACO can occur when transfusing patients with massive haemorrhage? #NoToTACO #safetransfusion

3 weeks to go for the Annual SHOT Symposium 2021! Our Keynote speaker is best-selling author, professor, and pilot Sidney Dekker, who will be presenting: A just restorative culture – it’s mean and impact on patient safety @sidneydekkercom #justculture #patientsafety

Tackling #irondeficiency in pregnancy #tweetorial highlights - and are you ready for Transfusion Bootcamp? All in this month's edition of TransfusEd bit.ly/2RZNvtp

For all at JPUH this app is available via the intranet (Clinical systems tab) give it a try and do the survey 🙂