Storage and Handling Survey Report 2005

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Summary

There would appear to be a reasonable understanding of basic blood product storage and handling procedures in the survey respondents. There is room for improvement in terms of:

1. Ensuring availability of an emergency plan in the event of refrigeration failure
2. Fresh frozen plasma packaging and transport
3. Handling and use of O Negative red cell units
4. Education about refrigeration standards and storage and handling accreditation requirements.

Oversight of transfusion issues such as storage and handling should occur within the hospitals clinical governance framework. This will include having transfusion issues as a standing agenda item on an existing quality review committee or having a transfusion committee that reports into the hospitals clinical governance framework.

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Report on the blood storage and handling survey 2005 (120kb, pdf)