Competency information
Details
Participate in audit of the departmental quality management system for transfusion services.
Considerations
- Practical application of BCSH guidelines, including those for:
- compatibility procedures in blood transfusion laboratories
- administration of blood components
- use of irradiated blood components
- use of fresh frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate and cryosupernatant
- neonates and older children
- use of platelet transfusions
- clinical use of red cell transfusion
- management of massive blood loss
- specification and use of information technology (IT) systems in blood transfusion practice
- validation and qualification, including change control, for hospital transfusion laboratories.
- Local compliance with BSQR and MHRA standards.
- Local application of GMP and GLP or equivalent.
- Participation in the audit cycle and the value of audit in clinical and laboratory settings.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 5 | Outcome Interpret and comply with national guidelines for transfusion, applicable regulatory requirements (e.g. Blood Safety and Quality Regulations) and quality management systems in the hospital transfusion laboratory. |