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Recommendations related to blood transfusion

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Infected Blood Inquiry Penrose Inquiry

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IBI-7a(i) Accepted in Part Infected Blood Inquiry

Transfusion Committees and Tranexamic Acid - England

In England, Hospital Transfusion Committees and transfusion practitioners take steps to ensure that consideration of tranexamic acid be on every hospital surgical checklist; that hospital medical directors be required to …

- The Government's implementation dashboard records this recommendation as: Accepted in principle (Infected Blood Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, Cabinet Office, May 2025). - The Government stated …
UK Government
IBI-7a(ii) Accepted Infected Blood Inquiry

Tranexamic Acid - Scotland, Wales and NI

In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland offering the use of tranexamic acid should be considered a treatment of preference in respect of all eligible surgery.

- The Government's implementation dashboard records this recommendation as: Accepted in full by the Scottish Government and Welsh Government. Accepted in principle by the Northern …
UK Government
IBI-7a(iii) Accepted Infected Blood Inquiry

Transfusion Performance Benchmarking

Consideration be given to standardising and benchmarking transfusion performance between hospitals in order to deliver better patient blood management

- The Government stated in December 2024 that a review of current benchmarking practices and associated data collection requirements was underway, including NICE guidance update …
UK Government
IBI-7b Accepted Infected Blood Inquiry

Transfusion 2024 Review Progress

Review of progress towards the Transfusion 2024 recommendations: Progress in implementation of the Transfusion 2024 recommendations be reviewed, and next steps be determined and promulgated; and that in Scotland the …

- The Government's implementation dashboard records this recommendation as: Accepted in principle by the UK Government, Welsh Government, Northern Ireland Executive. Accepted in full by …
UK Government
IBI-7c Accepted in Part Infected Blood Inquiry

Transfusion Laboratory Staffing

Transfusion laboratories: Transfusion laboratories should be staffed (and resourced) adequately to meet the requirements of their functions.

- The Government's implementation dashboard records this recommendation as: Accepted in principle by the UK Government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government, Northern Ireland Executive (Infected Blood …
UK Government
IBI-7d Accepted in Part Infected Blood Inquiry

Training in Transfusion Medicine

Training in Transfusion Medicine: That those bodies concerned with undergraduate and postgraduate training across the UK of those people who are, or intend to be, working in the NHS ensure …

- The Government's implementation dashboard records this recommendation as: Accepted in principle by the UK Government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government, Northern Ireland Executive (Infected Blood …
UK Government
IBI-7e Accepted in Part Infected Blood Inquiry

Implementing SHOT Reports

Implementing SHOT reports: That all NHS organisations across the UK have a mechanism in place for implementing recommendations of Serious Hazard of Transfusion (SHOT) reports, which should be professionally mandated, …

- The Government's implementation dashboard records this recommendation as: Accepted in principle by the UK Government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government, Northern Ireland Executive (Infected Blood …
UK Government
IBI-7f(i) Accepted Infected Blood Inquiry

Transfusion Outcome Framework

Establishing the outcome of every transfusion: That a framework be established for recording outcomes for recipients of blood components. That those records be used by NHS bodies to improve transfusion …

- The Government's implementation dashboard records this recommendation as: Accepted in principle by the UK Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive. Accepted in full …
UK Government
IBI-7f(ii) Accepted Infected Blood Inquiry

NHSBT Transfusion Outcome Funding

Establishing the outcome of every transfusion: To the extent that the funding for digital transformation does not already cover the setting up and operation of this framework, bespoke funding should …

- The Government's implementation dashboard records this recommendation as: Accepted in principle by the UK Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive. Accepted in full …
UK Government
IBI-7f(iii) Accepted in Part Infected Blood Inquiry

Blood Tracking Systems Funding

Establishing the outcome of every transfusion: That funding for the provision of enhanced electronic clinical systems in relation to blood transfusion be regarded as a priority across the UK.

- The Government stated in December 2024 that enhanced electronic clinical systems for blood transfusion were part of the broader digital transformation programme, but that …
UK Government
IBI-8a Accepted Infected Blood Inquiry

Pre-1996 Transfusion Testing

When doctors become aware that a patient has had a blood transfusion prior to 1996, that patient should be offered a blood test for Hepatitis C.

- The Government's implementation dashboard records this recommendation as: Accepted in full by the UK Government, Scottish Government and Welsh Government. Accepted in principle by …
UK Government NHS England
PENROSE-1 Accepted Penrose Inquiry

HCV Testing for Pre-1991 Transfusion Recipients

The Scottish Government takes all reasonable steps to offer an HCV test to everyone in Scotland who had a blood transfusion before September 1991 and who has not been tested …

- The Scottish Government established a Short-Life Working Group in 2015, comprising representatives from the Scottish Government, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, and Health Protection …
Scottish Government