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Policies and Guidelines

Links for South Tees Hospitals staff

  • G28 – Blood Product Transfusion Policy
  • Blood Transfer Advice for Staff
  • Procedure for the Transfer of Blood Components Between Hospitals
  • CG14 – The management of adult patients who refuse blood product transfusion
  • NICE Guidelines
  • NICE Algorithm for decision to transfuse
  • CG30 – Authorisation of Blood components by advanced specialised non-medical practitioners
  • CG51 – Outpatient management of patients with sickle cell disease
  • DOSA Blood Transfusion Pathway
  • Management of national Red Cell and/or Platelet shortage through an Emergency Blood Management Arrangement (EBMA)
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