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Published on 10 July 2025

Policies, documents and guidelines

Our transfusion practitioners work with a multidisciplinary team, including medical, lab and nursing staff, to develop and update policies and guidelines covering transfusion issues.

Policies, documents and guidelines developed

Examples of the policies we produce include:

  • clinical transfusion policy
  • special requirements guidelines
  • major haemorrhage policy (both adult and paediatric practice)
  • refusal of blood policy
  • emergency blood management arrangements policy

You can find policies for your area on your local health board intranet site.

Policies, documents and guidelines available

  • National Transfusion Record
  • O Positive to O Negative fact sheet
  • Emergency Blood Management Arrangements

Policies, documents and guidelines in development

  • Clinical Transfusion Policy

Future developments

  • Special Requirement guidelines
  • Refusal of Blood policy