Showing posts with label Blood Bank. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blood Bank. Show all posts

22 March 2019

Checklist of Blood Bank and Quality Indicators for NABH accreditation preparation



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’.