Main content and implications of the best practice guidelines for blood inventory management for UK hospitals
10.13303/j.cjbt.issn.1004-549x.2026.09.022
- VernacularTitle:英国医院血液库存管理最佳实践指南主要内容与启示
- Author:
Hongjie WANG
1
;
Rong GUI
2
;
Yongjian GUO
3
Author Information
1. Sub-Committee of Blood Standards, National Committee of Health Standards, Beijing 100083, China
2. The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
3. Fujian Provincial Blood Centre, Fuzhou 350004, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
blood inventory;
management;
guidelines;
hospital;
United Kingdom
- From:
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion
2026;39(9):1307-1316
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The recently updated best practice guidelines for hospital blood inventory management by the UK Blood Stocks Management Scheme comprehensively address best practices for managing blood component inventory in hospital transfusion laboratories. These include training and responsibility of laboratory staff, appropriate stock levels and ordering patterns, promoting best practice, patient blood management, movement of stock, satellite fridges and remote issue, useful data tools, KPIs and benchmarking, effective collaboration, blood management planning and conservation, and managing stocks during an IT downtime. This article introduces the main content of the guidelines, aiming to provide insights and support for the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of blood inventory management standards in Chinese hospitals.
