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Information about licences, regulations and safety related to human blood and blood products, including blood and tissue donations from the human body.
The NHSBT and UKHSA surveillance programme is a series of national schemes that monitors infection in blood, tissue and organ donors, and transfusion recipients.
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for the supply of blood, organs, tissues and stem cells. It collects and supplies blood to hospitals in England and is the organ donation organisation for the UK. NHSBT is a special health...
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today (6 March 2024) approved the Rubidium (Rb82) Generator (RUBY-FILL) as a diagnostic tool for imaging of the heart, to evaluate blood flow and aid in the diagnosis or assessment of...
Licences and regulations for organisations that handle human blood or blood products and reporting adverse incidents with blood through SABRE.
Projects granted during 2015 that have a primary purpose of basic research: cardiovascular, blood and lymphatic system.
Information for healthcare professionals on how pulse oximeters are regulated, home use and issues to look out for when using the devices
Apply to manufacture Extemporaneous preparations, Autogenous vaccines, authorisations for Equine Stem Cell Centre (ESCCA) or Non-Food Animal Blood Bank (NFABBA).
Explains how commissioners and health professionals can use data and analysis for decisions about cardiovascular services and interventions.
TACO is one of the most common causes of transfusion-related deaths in the UK and cases have increased substantially in recent years. Identifying risk factors for TACO prior to transfusion allows initiation of appropriate mitigating measures.
The NHSBT / PHE epidemiology unit, and the epidemiology of infections among blood, tissue and organ donors and recipients.
What blood establishments, blood banks and manufacturers of blood products need to do to ensure the safety and quality of blood and blood products.
The MHRA has reviewed the latest evidence relating to the very rare risk of PRES and RCVS associated with medicines containing pseudoephedrine
The Authority was responsible for organising the donation of blood and preparing it for use by health services. The Authority was abolished in 2005 with responsibilities passing to the NHS Blood and Transplant Service.
Recommendations from the SaBTO occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) working group to introduce additional hepatitis B virus (HBV) testing.
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