Blood Transfusion Work in Progress

Work commenced 2009 :

Guideline Title: Blood grouping and antibody testing in pregnancy (update to 2006 guideline)
Task Force: Blood Transfusion
Date work commenced: 15 December 2009
Task force secretary: 
Writing group member(s): Qureshi H, Massey E, Donna Kirwan, Byrne G, Geoff Poole, Gooch, A

Guideline Title: Platelets in Cardiact Surgery
Task Force: Blood Transfusion
Date work commenced: 1 September 2009
Task force secretary: 
Writing group member(s): B Hunt, S Allard

Guideline Title: Precompatibility guideline
Task Force: Blood Transfusion
Date work commenced: 1 January 2009
Task force secretary: 
Writing group member(s): Clare Milkins – NEQAS (Convener),Chris Elliott, Gordon Burgess, Jennifer Berryman, Megan Rowley, Richard Haggas, Carol Cantwell

Work commenced 2008 :

Guideline Title: The use of Anti-D Immunoglobulin for Rh prophlyaxis (update to the 2006 guideline)
Task Force: Blood Transfusion
Date work commenced: 1 January 2008
Task force secretary: 
Writing group member(s): Qureshi H, Gooch A, Wray J, Massey E, Cameron A

Work commenced 2007 :

Guideline Title: The Management of Acute Transfusion Reactions
Task Force: Blood Transfusion
Date work commenced: 1 September 2007
Task force secretary: 
Writing group member(s): H Tinegate (convenor): Derek Norfolk (TTF rep), Sandra Gray (SNBTS Effective Use of Blood Manager, Sue Knowles (Epsom/St Helier), Debbie Pinchon (TP Hull Royal Infirmary), Richard Haggas (BMS Leeds Teaching Hospitals), Angus Wells (TM Consultant, Newcastle), Cath Chapman (Clinical Immunohaematology adviser, NBS Newcastle), Janet Birchall (TM Consultant, Bristol), Prof WC Sewell (Clinical Immunologist, N Lincs and Goole).

Work commenced 2006 :

Guideline Title: Indications for red cell transfusion (update to the 2006 guide)
Task Force: Blood Transfusion
Date work commenced: 1 January 2006
Task force secretary: 
Writing group member(s): Shuba Allard (convenor), Gill Turner (TTF), Jonathan Wallis, John Thompson (Cons Surgeon), Tim Walsh (Cons Anaesthetist)

Guideline Title: Indications for use of human albumin
Task Force: Blood Transfusion
Date work commenced: 1 January 2006
Task force secretary: 
Writing group member(s): H Boralessa (convenor), H Qureshi, Winston de Mello (Cons Anaesthetist), Neil Soni (Consultant Anaesthetist, Andrew Durward (Consultant in Paediatric Internsive Care), Kevin Durward (representing BSG)

Work commenced 2001 :

Guideline Title: Alternatives to allogeneic red cell transfusion.
Task Force: Blood Transfusion
Date work commenced: 1 December 2001
Task force secretary: 
Writing group member(s): F Boulton, H Qureshi