SHOT ‘Lessons for clinical transfusion staff’
Royal College of Nursing (2013) Right patient, right blood, right time , 3rd edition
National audit of bedside transfusion practice
Cottrell, S., Davidson, V. (2013) National audit of bedside transfusion practice, Nursing Standard, vol. 27, no. 43, p. 41-48
Factors predisposing to wrong blood in tube incidents
Varey, A., Tinegate, H., Robertson, J., Watson, D., Iqbal, A. (2013) Factors predisposing to wrong blood in tube incidents: a years experience in the North East of England, Transfusion Medicine, vol 23, p. 321-325
Accurate patient identification in the emergency department
Paparella, S.F. (2012) Accurate patient identification in the emergency department: meeting the safety challenges, Journal of Emergency Nursing, vol. 38, no. 4, p. 364-367
Patient involvement in blood transfusion safety
Davis R., Murphy M.F., Sud A., Noel S., Moss R., Asgheddi M., Abdur-Rahman I., Vincent C. (2012) Patient involvement in blood transfusion safety: Patients' and healthcare professionals' perspective, Transfusion Medicine, vol 22, NO. 4, P. 251-256
Patients' positive identification systems
Pagliaro P., Turdo R., Capuzzo E. (2009) Patients' positive identification systems, Blood Transfusion, vol. 7, no. 4, p.313-318
Improving blood transfusion: a patient-centred approach
Gray, A., Howell, C., Pirie, E. (2005) Improving blood transfusion: a patient-centred approach, Nursing Standard, Vol, 19, n0. 26, p. 38-42
NHSBT Education Resources
Transfusion Awareness campaign ‘Do you know who I am?’
‘No wristband, no transfusion’ poster
‘Taking a blood sample for pre-transfusion compatibility testing’ poster
Transfusion ‘10 Commandments’ bookmark
SHOT Resources
Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) Reports
SHOT transfusion checklist (includes patient identification)
National Comparative Audits
Blood sample collection and labelling (2012)
Audits of bedside transfusion practice:
Audit of blood sample collection and labelling 2012
Other International Resources
World Health Organisation ‘Patient Identification’
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care ‘Patient Identification’
South Australian Health ‘Patient Identification’