Blood Transfusion Information for Patients

Information for Patients

These pages are approved by the National Blood Transfusion Committee and NHS Blood and Transplant, and every effort is made to supply the latest evidence based (or expert opinion based) information on blood transfusion. Make this the first place you look online for transfusion related information.

> Blood transfusion – patient information resources
> Alternatives to blood transfusion – patient information resources

Please also see the ‘Blood Transfusion’ section of the NHS Choices website, which gives an account of the blood transfusion process, including the benefits and risks of the procedure and a patient’s experience of blood transfusion. There are further links from within NHS Choices to other sources of information from organisations involved with blood transfusion, such as the British Blood Transfusion Society and the UK Transfusion Services.

> Blood transfusion – the expert view, questions to ask, a patient’s story and much more.

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