Blood and Beyond network embraces World Blood Donor Day 2021
June 2021
14 June marked World Blood Donor Day under the theme “Give blood and keep the world beating”. On…
Insights from the 26th European Hematology Association Congress
June 2021
This year’s EHA Annual Congress was held virtually on the 9-17 June. The congress hosted an…
Covid-19 Policy Briefing
May 2021
Developed as a collateral to the Blood and Beyond Report, this Briefing overviews the impact of the…
New Blood and Beyond publication
May 2021
On 11 May, the Blood and Beyond initiative launched a collateral to the March 2020 Blood and Beyond…
Scientific publication reflects on the preliminary results of the implementation of a Patient Blood Management Programme in a Greek Hospital and its impact on blood use
May 2021
A recent study by Aimilia Tsante et al. analysed blood utilisation in a Greek tertiary hospital…
Insights from a new pilot model to assess Patient Blood Management implementation and assist hospitals in improving patients’ safety and outcomes
May 2021
In a recent paper, Elvira Bisbe et al. share findings from the piloting of a new Maturity…
An update on the revision of the EU legislation on blood, tissues and cells
April 2021
The European Commission’s two stakeholder consultations on the Revision of the Blood, Tissue and…
Outcomes of NATA annual symposium & patient blood management
April 2021
The 21st Annual NATA Symposium took place on the 12-16 April 2021 and discussed various aspects of…
Reducing unnecessary red blood cell transfusion in hospitalized patients
April 2021
A recent article published in BMJ explores the issue of the overuse of red blood cell (RBC)…
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on blood supplies and transfusions in Spain and in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
April 2021
Two recent studies investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the blood sectors in the…
Webinar Blood and Beyond – Rethinking blood use in Belgium
March 2021
On Wednesday 24th March at 18:00 – 19:30, the Belgian virtual multi-stakeholder event of Blood and…
EU Parliament adopted the EU4Health programme for 2021-2027
March 2021
On the 9th March, the European Parliament adopted the EU4Health programme for 2021-2027, which…