Insights from developing and evaluating the NHS blood choices transfusion app to support junior and middle-grade doctor decision making against guidelines.

Objectives: To: 1. Develop a CE-marked smartphone App to support doctors' concordance with transfusion guidelines in non-bleeding adult patients, emphasising informed consent and anaemia management. 2.

Role of the nurse in patient blood management and treating anaemia.

Patient blood management has been defined as a patient-focused and evidence-based approach to optimising the management of patients during the transfusion of blood components. This article explores the complex factors that can influence clinical decisions and enhance patient safety in the administration of blood components, particularly red blood cell transfusions in patients with anaemia. The article also explores the nurse's role in acting as a patient advocate and considering alternatives to the use of blood components.

A qualitative exploration of the factors influencing the decision to transfuse elective platelets in cancer care.

Objectives: To explore factors contributing to decisions to transfuse platelets in cancer care outside guidelines using case study methods.

Methods: Two case studies were examined, using instrumental case study methodology, to qualitatively explore factors that influence the decision to transfuse platelets. Interviews (n=10) were conducted around cases in haematology and critical care.