Blood Bank has a unique importance in a healthcare facility.
It provides the life-saving resource, blood and blood components, which is collected
from donors and has limited availability. It is of high importance that this
precious resource is used rationally and is not wasted. Blood bank is also
considered a high risk area for patient safety as any error or infection in
blood can be potentially lethal for the patient. Hence policies and procedures
in blood bank should be aimed at achieving the highest level of safety, rational
use of blood and blood products and reduction of wastage. The checklist given
below which takes into account NABH standards for blood bank can be used as a framework
to achieve these objectives. This checklist may not be sufficient for a separate accreditation of Blood Bank, under
NABH accreditation for Blood Banks’.