The National Blood Service
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The National Blood Service
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Author : Great Britain. National Audit Office
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
The National Blood Service written by Great Britain. National Audit Office and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Blood categories.
This NAO report examines how well the National Blood Service performed and the action it was taking to improve its efficiency and effectiveness. The National Blood Service has had to change the blood service from a regional to a national one, cope with the emergence of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and, at the same time, maintain supplies to hospitals of sufficient safe blood. The report concludes that this process of change had been accompanied by some controversy and appeared to lose momentum at one stage but the indications are that the Service has made good progress towards providing an effective national service. The main findings are that: there are effective measures in place to ensure that blood is safe for transfusion; the Service's performance at collecting blood from donors and delivering to hospitals is as good as, and in many areas better than, it was before its establishment as a national service; the Service has taken action to secure a sufficient supply of blood; between 1995-96 and 1998-99, the National Blood Service cut its costs by some 5.4 per cent. The report identifies a number of areas where the National Blood Service could build on the improvements brought about since its creation and makes recommendations on: communications with hospitals; encouraging people to give blood; managing efficiency and effectiveness.
Eligibility For Blood Donation
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Author : Pan American Health Organization
language : en
Publisher: Pan American Health Org
Release Date : 2009
Eligibility For Blood Donation written by Pan American Health Organization and has been published by Pan American Health Org this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Medical categories.
This book summarizes the rationale for the parameters and conditions that should be taken into consideration in the education and selection of blood donors, in order to allow blood service staff, community volunteers and prospective blood donors to understand them. In addition, it includes recommendations made by PAHO to the national health authorities and the national blood programs for promoting multidisciplinary and coordinated approaches for health promotion, public education, universal and regional human and patient rights-as applicable to blood donors and recipients-, quality assurance and financial efficiency in the issues pertaining to sufficiency, availability, access, quality, safety, and timeliness of blood for transfusion.
Blood Donor Counselling
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Author : World Health Organization
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-06-24
Blood Donor Counselling written by World Health Organization and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-24 with Medical categories.
Individuals who donate their blood provide a unique and precious gift in an act of human solidarity. In order to donate blood, prospective donors should be in good health and free from any infections that can be transmitted through transfusion. Most blood donors perceive themselves to be healthy, but some are unsuitable to donate blood due to the potential risk of compromising or worsening their own health or the risk of transmission of infections to patients. Blood transfusion services (BTS) have a duty of care towards blood donors as well as to the recipients of transfusion. This duty of care extends to prospective donors who are deferred from donation--whether on a temporary or permanent basis--as well as those who donate blood and are subsequently found to have unusual or abnormal test results. BTS have a responsibility to confirm test results and provide information, counseling and support to enable these individuals to understand and respond to unexpected information about their health or risk status. Counseling is part of the spectrum of care that a BTS should be able to provide to blood donors--including referral to medical practitioners or specialist clinical services. Pre-donation counseling was recognized as one element of the strategy to reduce and, if possible, prevent the donation of blood by individuals who might be at risk for HIV and other TTI including hepatitis B and C viruses as well as to inform the donor of the donation process and testing of blood for HIV. Post-donation counseling was acknowledged to be a necessary element of donor management as an adjunct to informing donors of unusual or abnormal test results. Blood donor counseling by trained specialist staff is now considered to be a key component of the blood system in most countries with a well-developed blood transfusion service. It may be required at a number of stages in the blood donation process or following blood screening and should be available at any point at which the BTS has an interface with donors. In many countries, however, blood donor counseling is not yet available in a structured way. Blood Donor Counselling: Implementation Guidelines has therefore been developed to provide guidance to blood transfusion services that have not yet established donor counseling programs.
Screening Donated Blood For Transfusion Transmissible Infections
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Author : World Health Organization
language : en
Publisher: World Health Organization
Release Date : 2010
Screening Donated Blood For Transfusion Transmissible Infections written by World Health Organization and has been published by World Health Organization this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Medical categories.
"Blood transfusion is a life-saving intervention that has an essential role in patient management within health care systems. All Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed World Health Assembly resolutions WHA28.72 (1) in 1975 and WHA58.13 (2) in 2005. These commit them to the provision of adequate supplies of safe blood and blood products that are accessible to all patients who require transfusion either to save their lives or promote their continuing or improving health." --Preface.
Blood Donor Selection
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Author : World Health Organization
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Blood Donor Selection written by World Health Organization and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Medical categories.
The WHO guidelines on assessing donor suitability for blood donation have been developed to assist blood transfusion services in countries that are establishing or strengthening national systems for the selection of blood donors. They are designed for use by policy makers in national blood programmes in ministries of health, national advisory bodies such as national blood commissions or councils, and blood transfusion services.
Nhli S Blood Resource Studies Supply And Use Of The Nation S Blood Resources
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Author : National Heart and Lung Institute
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
Nhli S Blood Resource Studies Supply And Use Of The Nation S Blood Resources written by National Heart and Lung Institute and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Blood categories.
Nhli S Blood Resource Studies
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Author : National Blood Resource Program
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
Nhli S Blood Resource Studies written by National Blood Resource Program and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Biological products categories.
National Blood Service
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Author : Great Britain. Parliament House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
National Blood Service written by Great Britain. Parliament House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with categories.
In April 2000 the National Blood Service completed its reorganisation from a regional to a national service, a process that had earlier caused concern among users and employees, and led to a major review of the management in 1997, and the dismissal of the then chairman and chief executive. This report examines donor care, safety of blood used in transfusions, the use of blood, and overall management and efficiency. The basic conclusions are that the Service has greatly improved its management, meeting hospital demands, improving the safety of blood products, improving efficiency. Much still needs to be done in the recruitment and retention of donors and in the care given to donors at every stage. Delays experienced by donors in giving blood are rising, and the lack of effective information technology systems regarding appointments are a major cause, with little improvement likely for another three years.
Hiv And The Blood Supply
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Author : Institute of Medicine
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 1995-10-05
Hiv And The Blood Supply written by Institute of Medicine and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-10-05 with Medical categories.
During the early years of the AIDS epidemic, thousands of Americans became infected with HIV through the nation's blood supply. Because little reliable information existed at the time AIDS first began showing up in hemophiliacs and in others who had received transfusions, experts disagreed about whether blood and blood products could transmit the disease. During this period of great uncertainty, decision-making regarding the blood supply became increasingly difficult and fraught with risk. This volume provides a balanced inquiry into the blood safety controversy, which involves private sexual practices, personal tragedy for the victims of HIV/AIDS, and public confidence in America's blood services system. The book focuses on critical decisions as information about the danger to the blood supply emerged. The committee draws conclusions about what was doneâ€"and recommends what should be done to produce better outcomes in the face of future threats to blood safety. The committee frames its analysis around four critical area: Product treatmentâ€"Could effective methods for inactivating HIV in blood have been introduced sooner? Donor screening and referralâ€"including a review of screening to exlude high-risk individuals. Regulations and recall of contaminated bloodâ€"analyzing decisions by federal agencies and the private sector. Risk communicationâ€"examining whether infections could have been averted by better communication of the risks.
The Gift Relationship Reissue
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Author : Titmuss, Richard
language : en
Publisher: Policy Press
Release Date : 2019-09-01
The Gift Relationship Reissue written by Titmuss, Richard and has been published by Policy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-01 with Political Science categories.
Richard Titmuss (1907-1973) was a pioneer in the field of social administration (now social policy). In this reissued classic, listed by the New York Times as one of the 10 most important books of the year when it was first published in 1970, he compares blood donation in the US and UK, contrasting the British system of reliance on voluntary donors to the American one in which the blood supply is in the hands of for-profit enterprises, concluding that a system based on altruism is both safer and more economically efficient. Titmuss’s argument about how altruism binds societies together has proved a powerful tool in the analysis of welfare provision. His analysis is even more topical now in an age of ever changing health care policy and at a time when health and welfare systems are under sustained attack from many quarters.