From Donors to Universal Blood: The Future of the Blood Supply
Tracks
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| Monday, April 20, 2026 |
| 3:25 PM - 4:55 PM |
| Hall 1C, Upper Level |
Details
Ensuring a safe, sustainable blood supply is a growing challenge for health services worldwide. This session explores key developments shaping the future of transfusion practice. We will discuss strategies to secure the donor pool of the future, including initiatives to recruit and retain the next generation of blood donors. We will examine progress toward universal blood components and consider when these innovations might become a reality in clinical practice. And finally we will focus on the challenges of providing blood for patients with rare phenotypes. Together, these talks highlight emerging solutions to safeguard blood availability for all patients.
Speaker
Dr. Andrew Fletcher
Associate Medical Director For Donor Medicine
NHSBT
What is being done to secure the donor pool of the future?
3:25 PM - 3:55 PM
Dr. Melanie Munro
Head of Translational Research
NHSBT
When will universal components be available?
3:55 PM - 4:25 PM
Dr. Ulrike Paulus
Consultant Haematologist
NHS Blood and Transplant
Blood supply for patients with rare phenotypes
4:25 PM - 4:55 PM
Dr Suzy Morton
Consultant Haematologist
NHS Blood and Transplant
Session Chair
Prof. David Roberts
Medical Director For Pathology
NHS Blood and Transplant
Session Co-Chair
