Two of the members of SaBTO's working group on consent for blood transfusion were lay representatives: one is a lay representative on SaBTO and the other is a member of the National Blood Transfusion Committee's Patient Involvement Working Group. The following patient groups were consulted: Leukaemia Care; Myeloma UK; MDS UK; National Blood Transfusion Committee Patient Involvement Working Group; Royal College of Anaesthetists Lay Committee; Thalassaemia Society; The Patients Association; and the Sickle Cell Society. |