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Question: My hospital’s capacity has increased to 400 beds. [...]

Your Questions AnsweredWCBS2024-10-07T14:29:44+02:00

By Hayley Alie The theme of this year’s World [...]

World Patient Safety Day – 17 September 2022WCBS2024-10-07T14:32:01+02:00

It was a wonderful opportunity for the Western Cape [...]

The 36th South African National Blood Transfusion CongressWCBS2024-10-07T14:38:51+02:00

Patient Blood Management (PBM) is a very important concept [...]

The Role of Patient Blood Management in Managing the Blood SupplyWCBS2024-10-07T14:46:03+02:00

As of April 2022, the George Blood Bank selects [...]

George Blood Bank Improves Product Availability for Difficult Crossmatch CasesWCBS2024-10-08T09:50:42+02:00

As of 1 November 2022, the Western Cape Blood [...]

Blood Donation Clinics to Open Last Saturday of the MonthWCBS2024-10-08T09:53:35+02:00

The Western Cape Blood Service (WCBS) has commissioned a [...]

Find Us at Our New AddressWCBS2024-10-08T09:55:41+02:00

Dear Reader, In 2021 we released the first edition [...]

Iron-rich Cookbook 2022WCBS2024-10-08T09:57:28+02:00

by Dr Caroline Hilton (Head – [...]

Understanding Iron, Haemoglobin and FerritinWCBS2024-10-08T09:59:51+02:00

By Nadia Turner In a previous article, featured in [...]

So now you know more about blood donation – unpacking some common deferrals Part 2WCBS2024-10-09T08:15:32+02:00