ACP/RCR recommendations for oncology teams when blood stocks are low
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From time to time the NHS Blood and Transplant Service issues alerts about low levels of blood stocks and asks hospitals to restrict the use of blood, to ensure that patients who need blood can receive a transfusion. Current information is available on the NHS Blood and Transplant website. The ACP and RCR have issued a joint statement with recommendations for oncology teams in such circumstances. This should be read in conjunction with individual hospitals’ Emergency Blood Management Arrangements. The recommendations are available here.