Blood Bank

Preferred Sample Type

Group and Save / Crossmatch

Suitable Specimen Types

EDTA Whole Blood

Group and Save / Crossmatch

Specimen Volume

4mL

Specimen Transport

Standard transport to laboratory.

Sample Preparation

None

Sample Processing In Laboratory

Sample should be centrifuged

Sample Stability

Up to 7 days depending on patients transfusion history.

General Information

Further samples may be required for antibody identification.

Patient Preparation

Haemolysed, insufficient and clotted samples are unsuitable for testing.

Notes

Urgent cross match has a 45 mins turnaround time - Call blood bank to inform them of urgent requests for blood.

Routine cross match has a 24 hours turnaround time.

Group and save has a 24 hour turnaround time.

Additional time may be needed to provide blood for patients with complex antibodies which require further investigation. Multiple antibodies, antibodies showing complex dosage, results that cannot be identified from the profile, and positive DAT; require 4 EDTA  samples requested from the ward to send to NHSBT for further investigation.

Blood bank operate a zero tolerance policy for sample acceptance criteria, samples which do not fully meet labelling criteria will not be accepted.

Please refer to the trust guidelines on sample collection and labelling. Please click Here for further information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specifications

  • EQA Status: NEQAS
  • EQAS Scheme: Yes

Creation Date

Monday, 08 August 2011

Modification Date

Wednesday, 25 August 2021

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Protection of Personal Information – Clinical Laboratory Services comply with the Trust Data Protection Policy and have procedures in place to allow the Directorate and it’s employees to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 and associated best practice and guidance.

University Hospitals Birmingham medical laboratories at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital are UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited to the ISO 15189:2012 standard. For a list of accredited tests and other information please visit the UKAS website using the following link: https://www.ukas.com/find-an-organisation/

  • Molecular Pathology is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 8759
  • Biochemistry is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 8910
  • Haematology and Transfusion is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 8784
  • Clinical Microbiology is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 8760
  • Cellular Pathology is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 10141
  • Musculoskeletal laboratory is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 9897
  • Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital pathology laboratories are a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No.8217.

Tests not appearing on the UKAS Schedule of Accreditation currently remain outside of our scope of accreditation. However, these tests have been validated to the same high standard as accredited tests and are performed by the same trained and competent staff.

For further test information, please visit the test database: http://qehbpathology.uk/test-database

For further information contact Louise Fallon, Quality Manager, 0121 371 5962