
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8925
Date Request Received: 26/09/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 04/11/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: blood transfusions
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: We’re currently doing some research to better understand how blood transfusions are managed across the UK. If possible, could you kindly help with a few questions about the calendar year 2024? • Approximately how many blood transfusions were carried out? | |
| Answer To Question 1: Question 1: From Jan 24 - Dec 24: Red cells transfused : 2663 units Platelets transfused : 544 units Fresh Frozen Plasma transfused : 89 units Cryoprecipitate transfused: 49 units | |
| Question Number 2: • Which departments performed these transfusions, and how many in each? | |
| Answer To Question 2: Question 2: A&E - 333 units Amesbury : 213 units Acute medical Unit: 261 units Maternity : 51 units Breamore : 5 units Britford : 79 units CCU: 6 units Children's Day Ass unit: 31 units Chilmark : 34 units Dialysis : 11 units Downton : 95 units Day surgery : 7 units Durrington : 50 units Endoscopy : 5 units Farley : 29 units Haematology : 5 units Imber ward : 24 units Laverstock ward: 36 units Longford ward : 7 units MacMillian : 11 units New Hall Pre op assessment : 21 units NICU : 10 units Nunton ward : 532 units Outpatients : 146 units Pembroke Ward and Suite : 801 units Pitton ward: 59 units Pre Op assessment unit : = 13 units Radnor (ICU) = 108units Redlynch : 119 units Surgical assessment lounge : 8 units Sarum : 34 units Spire ward : 37 units Theatres : 88 units Tisbury : 34 units Whiteparish ward: 29 units Other : 14 units | |
| Question Number 3: • What fluid warmer(s) do you use to warm blood during transfusions (make and model, if known)? | |
| Answer To Question 3: 3M Ranger fluid warmers | |
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