NHS Highland February 2008 Revised May 2008 (PDF, 341K, 49secs)
NHS Orkney February 2008 (PDF, 589K, 1min 17secs)
NHS Borders February 2008 (PDF, 407K, 59secs)
NHS Lothian February 2008 (PDF, 343K, 50secs)
NHS Western Isles February 2008 (PDF, 481K, 1min 10secs)
NHS Grampian March 2008 (PDF, 323K, 48secs)
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde April 2008 (PDF, 329K, 50secs)
NHS Shetland April 2008 (PDF, 298K, 45secs)
About these reports
These local reports present the findings from peer review of NHS board's performance against the blood transfusion standards.
About the review
The review process has three key phases: preparation prior to the visit; the visit; and the report production and publication following the visit. During each visit, each multidisciplinary review team assesses performance using the categories ‘met’, ‘not met’ and ‘not met (insufficient evidence)’, as detailed below.
- ‘Met’ applies where the evidence demonstrates the standard and/or criterion is being attained.
- ‘Not met’ applies where the evidence demonstrates the standard and/or criterion is not being attained.
- ‘Not met (insufficient evidence)’ applies where no evidence is available for the review team, or where the evidence available is insufficient to allow an assessment to be made.
A final category ‘not applicable’ is used where a standard and/or criterion does not apply to the NHS board under review.
Each review team is led by an experienced reviewer, who is responsible for guiding the team in their work and ensuring that team members are in agreement about the assessment reached.