Department of Health

Blood transfusion audit and data collection

Blood Matters has developed audit tools and facilitated many audits addressing topical issues, including audits of blood use, acute transfusion reaction management, consent for blood transfusion, policy, procedure and administrative practices, and anaemia assessment.

On completion of these audits, Blood Matters analyses the data and disseminates the findings across the sector to raise awareness, influence practice, promote efficiencies, and provide value. Completed audits can assist health services to update and improve their own policies and procedures to ensure best practice.

Audit reports are located on this page.

Audit tools remain available for health services’ internal use to re-audit. Archived audits are available upon request.

Blood Matters have developed data collection templates to assist health services when collecting data on documentation and appropriateness of transfusion. These templates are located on this page and allow data to be presented graphically. Populated examples are included for review.

Blood Matters audits

Audits conducted by Blood Matters that benchmark results can be used to improve policies and procedures, to help health services provide best practice in blood management and transfusion practice.

Blood Matters program - audit reports

The audit reports provide a detailed analysis of the data collected through the audits and surveys coordinated by Blood Matters.

Data collection tools

Data collection tools are available to assist in monitoring all aspects of blood management and transfusion practice, to identify gaps and areas of improvement.

Reviewed 27 October 2021

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