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South West Transfusion Laboratory Survey
Feb 2017 – present Inga Willett/Janet Birchall- NHSBT
Background
- 21 eligible Trusts/hospitals (18 NHS, 3 private)
- 52% (11/21) responded (10 NHS, 1 private)
- 33% (7/21) fully completed
South West Transfusion Laboratory Survey Feb 2017 present Inga - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
South West Transfusion Laboratory Survey Feb 2017 present Inga - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
South West Transfusion Laboratory Survey Feb 2017 present Inga Willett/Janet Birchall- NHSBT Background 21 eligible Trusts/hospitals (18 NHS, 3 private) 52% (11/21) responded (10 NHS, 1 private) 33% (7/21) fully completed
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Results – General Information
Number of satellite blood fridges within hospital None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Number of external locations blood provided to 1-3 4-6 7-9 >9
- 36% bone marrow transplant unit (4)
- 36% are major trauma centre (4)
- 91% obstetrics unit (10)
- 64% do not provide IVIG
issue/documentation via tx lab (7) (1 N/A)
Number of beds in hospital
<75 200-400 400-600 600-800 >800
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Results – Measure of Activity
Number of group and screen tests in 2015/16
5,000- 15,000 15,000- 25,000 25,000- 50,000 >50,000
73% use 2-3 serological ab ID panels (8), 27% use > 3 (3) 73% receive < 7,000 RBCs from NHSBT/yr (8), 27% receive > 10,000 (3) 82% receive < 50 RBCs/ys from private hospitals (9) (1 N/A) 46% O- 10-13% total stock (5) (3 N/A) 73% 25-100 major haemorrhage calls/ys (8)
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Results – IT Resource
Is there a blood tracking system available?
Yes Partial No
- Electronic Issue was available and in use in 100% of laboratories (11)
- 91% (10/11) blood tracking available. Remote issue only one hospital
Blood tracking system used
Msoft / Bloodhound Haemonetics BARS N/A
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Results – Laboratory Staffing
- 55% (6/11) reviewed annually through local governance (3 N/A)
- 45% (5/11) compliant with UK transfusion collaborative minimum
standards (3 N/A)
Percentage of staff turnover within last two years
<25% >25% N/A
Are there any staffing issues identified on a Trust risk register?
Yes No N/A
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Results – Incidents
- 55 % (6/11) not contacted last 2 years by external quality scheme because of
poor performance (3 N/A)
- Note – 3 labs did not
answer which external schemes (if any) they participate in
Participation in external quality schemes - services used
BTLP FMH WASP IPEX Interlab comparison BioRad QC
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Results – Discussion
- Results suggest high activity but insufficient staff resource
- More meaningful if better participation.
- Inga still gathering results from laboratories who have not
taken part – please contact her if you know you did not participate, or if you partially completed sections.
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