The scientific workforce plays a vital role in the healthcare system and is supported by the Blood Matters transfusion scientist. The aim is to assist with education and resources to support scientists with best practice in the areas of blood management and ensure compliance with national guidelines and standards.
‘STOP the waste’ festive campaign 2021-22
The festive season is fast approaching and once again it is time for us to consider how we can keep blood wastage to a minimum over this period. Donated blood is a precious gift, and we all need to do our part to protect and manage this valuable resource.
Let’s celebrate the donor’s precious gift this festive season.
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National standards and guidelines
- ANZSBT Position statement: Transport of blood and blood products to a patient’s bedside
- ANZSBT Extended Life Plasma
- ANZSBT Guidelines for Transfusion and Immunohaematology Laboratory Practice 1st Edition, revised January
- AS 3864.2-2012 Medical refrigeration equipment – for the storage of blood and blood
- Australian Health Ministers’ Conference (2010) Statement on National Stewardship Expectations for the Supply of Blood and Blood
- National Blood Authority (2013) Wastage reduction
- National Blood Authority (2014) Managing Blood and
- National Safety and Quality in Health Service Standards Second edition (2017) Blood
- National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) Requirements for Transfusion Laboratory Practice (Fourth Edition
- ANZSBT/Lifeblood: Consensus statement on use and allocation of Kell negative red cells
- ANZSBT Guidelines for Laboratory Assessment of Fetomaternal Haemorrhage, 1st edition Nov
- ANZSBT Guidelines for Prevention of Transfusion-Associated Graft-Versus-Host Disease (TA-GVHD) (Update of the Guidelines for Gamma Irradiation of Blood Components, May 2003) 1st edition January
Acknowledgments
The Blood Matters Program would like to acknowledge everyone who has contributed to the success of the project so far:
- Health and pathology services throughout Victoria
- Department of Health and Human Services Victoria
- Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
- South Australian BloodMove Project
- BloodSafe
- The National Blood Authority
Some of these strategies are guided by the South Australian BloodMove project and the National Blood Authority Managing blood and blood product inventory.
Reviewed 16 November 2021