Resources Library

Australia and New Zealand transfusion medicine guidelines, position papers and consensus statements

BSH site with a wide range of guidelines, position papers and good practice papers on clinical and laboratory aspects of transfusion, haematology and haemostasis.

The Blood Matters Program is a Victorian Government program run in collaboration with the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood (formerly Blood Service) that aims to support and enhance best practice in patient blood management (PBM), and the stewardship of blood and blood products, for improved patient outcomes in Victorian health services.

Award winning transfusion practice and patient blood management education online. Free to access, requires registration.

Published by the World Health Organization (WHO)

The Australian Blood Matters has developed audit tools and facilitated many audits addressing topical issues, including audits of blood use, acute transfusion reaction management, consent for blood transfusion, policy, procedure and administrative practices, and anaemia assessment.

This webcast was recorded at the ISBT In Focus 2021 virtual congress

Lifeblood’s unique Audit Tool provides health professionals with free easy-to-use online audits.

The National Comparative Audit of Blood Transfusion (NCABT) is a programme of clinical audits which looks at the use and administration of blood and blood components in NHS and independent hospitals in England. We also invite participation from our sister blood services in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

The Transfusion Safety Officer (TSO) Resource Manual was developed by the Canadian Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network ORBCON to be used as a reference for Medical Laboratory Technologists (MLT), Registered Nurses (RN) and other healthcare professionals appointed to the Transfusion Safety Officer role. This resource is intended to be utilized by hospitals or institutions that do not have a formal TSO in place but have responsibilities that are delegated to certain healthcare personnel. Comments are welcome and appreciated

A series of handbooks, written by the Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network (ORBCON), Canada.