A programme of External Quality Assurance has been started in which our screening results are validated by external source also, hence improving the quality of blood supplied by the Department.
b) Counselling
Counselling has been started in the Department. It helps in guiding the donors regarding their serological status and removing their apprehension about blood donation. Counseling helps in removing the social stigma attached with HIV/AIDS.
c) Apheresis
The procedure was started in October 2010. Both single needle and double needle procedures were carried out. Issue of single donor platelets saved the life of many critically ill patients. The Honorable High Court has also appreciated in writing the exceptionally good work performed by the Department of Transfusion Medicine in supplying platelets to people during dengue epidemic.
d) Equipments
Cell-Counter
Automatic Compomat Extractor
Platelet Agitator
Blood Transportation Van
(supplied by U.P. State AIDS Control Society)
e) Requisition Form
The previous requisition form has been upgraded and new blood requisition forms has been started according to different specialities.
f) The Donor Bands
The Department has started wrist band for all the donors who are medically fit to donate blood in blood bank. This has been done to maintain the quality of healthy blood donors.
g) Construction
New construction work is underway in the department in order to meet its increased workload.
h) 100% Component Preparation
Component Preparation which was initially 10% in 2004 reached to 40% in 2009. In 2010 erstwhile Transfusion Medicine Department took a huge leap and has increased the component preparation to 80%. In February 2011 the Department has achieved its target of 100% component preparation.
i) Increase in Voluntary Donation
Department of Transfusion has also succeeded in increasing its voluntary donation supported by the untiring efforts of various NGO's. Voluntary donation which was hardly 2% in 1998 progressed to 5% in 2004 and has reached 60% in 2010.
NGO's participating in the voluntary donation programme were initially two and presently they are more than 30. They are associated with the Department and contribute more than 60 blood donation camps in a year. In order to encourage these organizations the department felicitated them with momentoes and certificates.
