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OHA report published 16th October warns new pharmaceutical treatments have caused an unprecedented wave of demand, adding enormous pressure to already overstretched services.
NHS Blood & Transplant has declared an Amber alert for group O red cells and called for implementation of emergency blood management arrangements.
There are escalating concerns about blood stocks, in particular O-negative. Read CPOC's Guideline for the Management of Anaemia in the Perioperative Pathway published in 2022