UK Lead BMS line management poll

[RR1]

Question posted by Bill Chaffe, for UK staff:

Would love to know how many Lead BMS's in BT are NOT responsible to a colleague in Haematology

Edited January 12, 2010 by RR1

[Malcolm Needs ☆]

I think that I had better not vote in this poll, being part of the NHSBT.

What do you think Bill and Rashmi?

[RR1]

I think that I had better not vote in this poll, being part of the NHSBT.

What do you think Bill and Rashmi?

Obviously you're one of the lucky ones in this world!!:tongue:

[RR1]

Looks like i'm the only one Bill, would explain a lot!!!!! May be you could ask folk at the next RTC to vote on this poll???

[Malcolm Needs ☆]

It could also be that, some of the Haematology Biomedical Scientists that are also in charge of Blood Transfusion are egocentric enough to consider themselves well-versed in Blood Transfusion??????

:mad::mad::mad:

[RR1]

It could also be that, some of the Haematology Biomedical Scientists that are also in charge of Blood Transfusion are egocentric enough to consider themselves well-versed in Blood Transfusion??????

:mad::mad::mad:

But if they look on this site and are trying to learn blood banking, then surely that's progress- and they could be classified as 'Honorary transfusionists' and could then vote????

[Malcolm Needs ☆]

But if they look on this site and are trying to learn blood banking, then surely that's progress- and they could be classified as 'Honorary transfusionists' and could then vote????

True, but the fact that they are NOT voting suggests that they are not looking on this site (or, at least, that they cannot be bothered to become members), which suggests regression, rather than progress.

The term "Honorary Transfusionists" worries me. Either you are a transfusionist (and know your stuff) or you are not a transfusionist.

"Honorary Transfusionist" is like saying that someone is "a little bit pregnant"!!!!!!!!

:confused::confused:

[Steven Jeff]

Hi Rashmi & Malcolm

Without being too cynical I posted the following on an earlier thread:

"It would be nice to believe that there are a sufficient number of UK registered colleagues that read BBT regularly to justify a sensible poll. However, I would like to be proved wrong!!!

Is there any way of establishing the number of active UK registered members of BBT?

Get well soon Malcolm, I phoned your office yesterday to be told you were off sick, tummy cahe the layman's term isn't it.

Regards

Steve

:)

[Malcolm Needs ☆]

Get well soon Malcolm, I phoned your office yesterday to be told you were off sick, tummy cahe the layman's term isn't it.

Regards

Steve

:)

Thanks very much indeed Steve.

I am well on the way to getting back to full fitness. I did not realise just how painful diverticulitis could be. I was bouncing off the bed whenever they were proding and poking!

"Tummy ache"? Indeed, they way they treat you as if you are a complete idiot, I think that is what they would want us to call it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:D:D:D:D

[L106]

"Honorary Transfusionist" is like saying that someone is "a little bit pregnant"!!!!!!!!

:confused::confused:

Or "almost pregnant!"

[adiescast]

Thanks very much indeed Steve.

I am well on the way to getting back to full fitness. I did not realise just how painful diverticulitis could be. I was bouncing off the bed whenever they were proding and poking!

"Tummy ache"? Indeed, they way they treat you as if you are a complete idiot, I think that is what they would want us to call it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:D:D:D:D

Tummy ache covers so much... I'd like to see that diagnosis! Of course we get "anemia" as a diagnosis all the time. I could have sworn that anemia is a symptom.

I am glad to hear you are feeling better Malcolm!

[Malcolm Needs ☆]

Tummy ache covers so much... I'd like to see that diagnosis! Of course we get "anemia" as a diagnosis all the time. I could have sworn that anemia is a symptom.

I am glad to hear you are feeling better Malcolm!

Yes, it's a bit like "pre-op", which covers all surgical procedures from an ingrowing toenail to a heart-lung transplant!

:):)

[RR1]

Going back to this old post.... is there really a NEED for a Transfusion Lead anyway? Could somebody who is multidisciplinary trained (but possibly not specialized in transfusion) not also take on responsibility for a hospital transfusion service which would include the regulatory stuff etc ?

All comments welcome!!!

[Malcolm Needs ☆]

Yes - as long as their knowledge is steeped in the specialised regulatory bodies that are overarching in the world of Blood Transfusion and understand the work within the Laboratory (even if they do not perform it themselves), otherwise they would be worse than having no lead at all.

VERY few of them around (despite the fact that there are an awful lot of people arounf who think they have these qualifications).

[RR1]

Oh but Malcolm, I have it on good authority that regulation is not really any different to accreditation and we are all making a fuss about nothing.

Bring on the days when CPA really does start to inspect the rest of Pathology to same standards.

[Malcolm Needs ☆]

Most of the other labs would have "cease and desist" notices slapped upon them (quite rightly so too, in some cases).

[RR1]

Most of the other labs would have "cease and desist" notices slapped upon them (quite rightly so too, in some cases).

But as it hasn't happened yet, the folk in charge of service transformations are not going to take this threat seriously. What MHRA needs to do is to step in PRIOR to serious destruction of transfusion services occurs. Of course, this could just be thought of as us "panicking" over progressive, and probably necessary changes that are needed in Pathology.

[Malcolm Needs ☆]

AGREED - but they won't!