Dear Life Blood Reader,
Welcome to this edition where we provide an update about COVID-19 deferral criteria for donors, introduce you to revisions to the WCBS Therapeutic Phlebotomy programme, give updates regarding postnatal testing and turnaround times from the Blood Bank, and remind you to register for the South African National Blood Transfusion Congress in August 2022, among other interesting topics.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any queries, comments or suggestions.
Yours sincerely,
Hayley Alie
Hospital Liaison Officer
Dr Caroline Hilton
Head – Medical Division