The project was funded by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (originally funded by the Clinical Resource and Audit Group of the Scottish Executive Health Department).
About the Project
The aim of this project was to evaluate the role of The Transfusion Nurse Specialist (TNS) working within 4 identified hospitals in Scotland. The intention was to establish a programme of clinical quality assurance and improvement in transfusion practice. Such a programme would assist in implementing the MEL 1999(9) Better Blood Transfusion and provide a framework for Trusts to develop clinical governance for the transfusion process.
The role of the TNS involved:
- Organisational Development (Training and Education)
- Continuous Quality Improvement ? The Transfusion Process
- Evidence-Based Prescribing of Blood Components
- Patient Information, Education and Decision Aids
The project began in February 2000 and finished in March 2003.
Copies of the executive summary of the report can be downloaded by clicking on the links at the top of this page. Alternatively, copies of the full final report are available from:
Sandra Gray,SNBTS Head Office,
Ellens Glen Road,
Edinburgh, EH17 7QT
Telephone: 0131 536 5962
All enquiries about the project should be directed to Sandra Gray.
NHS QIS Blood Scoping Group
NHS QIS convened a scoping group on the Safe, Effective and Efficient Use of Blood Components and their alternatives.
The final report of this scoping group is available by clicking here.
