OBJECTIVES OF QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA) IN BLOOD TRANSFUSION


• To prevent unnecessary blood transfusions.

● To provide blood that is consistently safe and effective, traceable, and available when it is needed.

● To obtain blood from low risk healthy donors and promote non-remunerated voluntary blood donation.

● To ensure appropriate tests and controls are used to screen blood for transfusion transmissible pathogens, and to type (group) and compatibility test blood.

● To minimize errors by implementing concise easy to follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) and monitoring staff compliance.

● To prevent patient misidentification and errors in blood labelling, documentation, and blood records.

● To ensure personnel are well motivated and trained to the standard required with sufficient on-site experience and continuing education to perform blood transfusion related techniques competently and safely