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Monday 09 February 2026
Salisbury Foundation Trust

FOI_8925

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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