Serious Hazards Of Transfusion. The UK's independent, professionally-led haemovigilance scheme. Continuously improving patient safety in blood transfusion.

Manchester, England
Joined January 2017
The 2023 Annual SHOT Report is now live! #SHOTUK2024
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Happy National Pathology Week 2024! We're looking forward to highlighting why #PathologyIsVital with our members and stakeholders from today until 10 November. Find out more and get involved: ow.ly/pMZR50TWcLt #PathologyWeek
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SHOT are happy to support National #pathologyweek 2024 👩🏾‍🔬Pathology staff are key to providing lifesaving care for patients 🥳SHOT would like to say a massive THANK YOU for your tireless efforts 🫸🏾🫷🏻You are truly ACE! shotuk.org/reporting/ace-rep… Get involved with the @RCPath
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🩸 #ISBTWebinar: Avoidable Transfusions – Insights from SHOT 🗓️ 16 Oct 2024 | 3-4pm CEST 🔑 Learn from UK SHOT data & improve transfusion practices globally. 🎯 For all clinical & lab transfusion staff. #TransfusionSafety #SHOT @SHOTHV1 isbtweb.org/events/isbt-webi…
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Are you at @BritishBloodTS conference in Glasgow this week? Come and visit the @SHOTHV1 posters covering: ⏲️Transfusion delays 🫁 TACO 📜laboratory checklists 🩸ABO undetermined groups 🧪WBIT ⚖️Work life balance 🖊️SHOT recommendation survey
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Are you at the @BritishBloodTS conference in Glasgow's @SECGlasgow? SHOT are presenting in the SS2 session 'Improving transfusion safety' 📅9:00-10:30am Weds 19th Sept Includes: learning from lab errors, shared care errors, actions from TACO alert and engaging with patients
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Are you at this year's @BritishBloodTS conference in Glasgow at the @SECGlasgow 17th-19th Sept? Come and visit the SHOT team on stand number 3 to talk all things haemovigilance! We may have a few goodies to give away 😉 bbts.org.uk/bbts2024/ shotuk.org/
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The 2023 SHOT Recommendations Gap Analysis Tool is now available on the SHOT website (scroll to bottom of page). Use the tool to: 🔍Identify gaps in local clinical and laboratory practices ✅Implement SHOT recommendations 🙌Enhance transfusion safety shotuk.org/shot-reports/repo…
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🩸 Blood shortage Amber alert 🩸 The @NHS urgently needs O type blood. There are over 12000 appointments available over the next 2 weeks that we need your help to fill. If you are an O type donor call 0300 123 23 23 to make an appointment.
🩸 Blood shortage Amber alert 🩸 The @NHS urgently needs O type blood. There are over 12000 appointments available over the next 2 weeks that we need your help to fill. If you are an O type donor call 0300 123 23 23 to make an appointment or visit orlo.uk/bPTiE
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SHOT wants to say a big 'thank you' to the teams who have collaborated with us in organising this year's symposium. 📢A big shout-out to Louise Barcock and team at Big Green Space @JennyLeonardArt And this year's venue: Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel #SHOTUK2024
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A big shout-out to all the exhibitors present at the 2024 Annual SHOT Symposium 🙌 Your presence is SUPER important for all of us Otherwise how would we all learn about the huge improvements taking place around technology, knowledge and practices in transfusion?! #SHOTUK2024
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The SHOT Team wants to give our sincerest thanks to all the speakers attending and participating in the year's SHOT symposium We all enjoyed to learn from your experiences, expertise and lessons-learnt #SHOTUK2024 #sharethelearning #teameffort
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SHOT wants to thank all of you for attending the 2024 Annual SHOT Symposium! To all our delegates the SHOT Team hopes you have truly enjoyed the day and found the programme interesting and relevant to your role What a fantastic day 🎉🎉 #SHOTUK2024
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This year's winners of best abstracts are: Jill Caulfield and Helen Thom Best poster: Lauren Hamilton Thank you to the both and their teams for the amazing work 🙌🙌🙌 Congratulation to you all 🥳 #SHOTUK2024 #sharethelearning #teameffort
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The panel discussion about the 2023 laboratory culture survey results raised interesting questions. Recommendations and suggestions to improve safety in the laboratories are available on the SHOT website: shotuk.org/resources/current… #justculture @civilitysaves #SHOTUK2024
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The SHOT Team has just presented case-studies from 2023 Annual SHOT Report. Take home messages from these presentations are: Effective and appropriate communication Bias awareness Adequate knowledge In a few weeks all the learning cases will be available on the SHOT website
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Quickfire poster presentations - what an amazing way to showcase the team's brilliant work! And now is time for lunch...take the opportunity to visit and interact with the exhibitors attending this year's symposium Don't forget to complete your bingo card...a prize is awaiting
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Just concluded a very pertinent panel discussion about the recommendations from the Infected Blood Inquiry. Very important take home messages for us all to reflect on! A big 'thank you' to the panellists for such informative session #SHOTUK2024
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Access the 2023 Annual SHOT Report via this link: shotuk.org/shot-reports/repo…
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Jenna Merandi has just given us a fascinating presentation about learning from day-to-day events! Remember: Don't wait for incidents to happen to improve practices Everyday there is a lesson to be learnt - and to be shared! #SHOTUK2024 #sharethelearning
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