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Review of Counselling in a Transfusion Service: The London (UK) Experience
Author(s) -
Miller R.,
Hewitt P. E.,
Warwick R.,
Moore M. C.,
Vincent B.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1046/j.1423-0410.1998.7430133.x
Subject(s) - medicine , service (business) , blood transfusion , bone marrow transplantation , bone marrow transplant , bone transplantation , transplantation , nursing , intensive care medicine , family medicine , surgery , business , marketing
Donor (and recipient) counselling within the Transfusion Service in the UK has grown in volume and complexity over the last 10 years. The addition of new tests for donated blood and the growth of bone marrow transplantation have increased the demands on counselling staff. New initiatives, such as the HCV look‐back programme, have required an extension of the skills and knowledge of staff involved in counselling.