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Foreword

1. Introduction

2. Collection, Testing and Processing of Blood Donation

3. Guide to Good Transfusion Practice

4. Blood Components

5. Fractionated Products

6. Special Circumstances

7. Adverse Effects of Transfusion

8. Clinical Alternatives and Applications

9. Other Services Provided by NZBS

10. NZBS Sample Requirements

Information for Health Professionals

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Clinical guidelines and policies

Information leaflets for health professionals

Blood Resource Info for DHBs

Surgical Bone Instructions

Request Forms

Serum Eye Drops

Blood Products: Distribution, Supply And Dispensing

Therapeutic Venesection and Haemochromatosis

Therapeutic Apheresis

Health Professionals Medicine Datasheets & Monographs

Health Professionals Medicine Datasheets & Monographs

Health Professionals Medicine Datasheets & Monographs

Red cell components

Platelet components

Frozen plasma components

White cell components

Coagulation factors

Immunoglobulins

Albumin products

Other products

Links

Compendium

Compendium

Compendium

Clinical policies and procedures

Clinical guidelines

Clinical blood product datasheets

NZBS blood component datasheets

NZBS clinical leaflets

Miscellaneous

Refrigeration Guidelines

Technical services

Technical services

Technical services

Blood Banks

Reference Laboratory

Reference Laboratory

Reference Laboratory

Services provided

Investigations undertaken

Sample requirements

Turnaround time and reporting

Delivery address for samples

Request for investigation by Reference Laboratory

Key personnel

Contact us - Reference Laboratory

New Zealand Transplantation and Immunogenetics Laboratory (NZTIL)

Haemovigilance programme

Haemovigilance programme

Haemovigilance programme

Haemovigilance Annual Report

Immunoglobulin (Ig-HUB)

Immunoglobulin (Ig-HUB)

Immunoglobulin (Ig-HUB)

Indications for Immunoglobulin

Approval to Treat with Immunoglobulins (IgO)

Medsafe New Zealand Data Sheets (Medicines Information)

Medsafe New Zealand Consumer Medicine Information (CMI)

NZBS Blood Resource for Clinical Settings

Adverse Event Reporting (Haemovigilance)

External Links (Resources)

Intravenous Immunoglobulins (IVIg)

Intravenous Immunoglobulins (IVIg)

Intravenous Immunoglobulins (IVIg)

Intragam® P

Privigen®

Privigen® NZ

Gamunex® 10%

Subcutaneous Immunoglobulins (SCIg)

Subcutaneous Immunoglobulins (SCIg)

Subcutaneous Immunoglobulins (SCIg)

Evogam®

Hizentra®

Hizentra® NZ

New Zealand’s Immunoglobulin products are changing

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Why Donate Blood?

What Is Blood Used For?

Managing Blood Donations

Become a Donor

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Donating Blood, Plasma or Platelets

Donating Bone Marrow

Am I Eligible?

Am I Eligible?

Eligibility Quiz

Donating after Travelling

Detailed Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria for New Donors

Recent Changes to Eligibility Criteria

Donor Behavioural Criteria

Where to Donate

Search for Mobile Drives

NORTH ISLAND

North Shore Donor Centre

Epsom Donor Centre

Manukau Donor Centre

Hamilton Donor Centre

Tauranga Donor Centre

Palmerston North Donor Centre

Wellington Donor Centre

SOUTH ISLAND

Christchurch Donor Centre

Dunedin Donor Centre

Tuam St Donor Centre

Book an Appointment

Whakaorangia Tāngata

Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Donors

What to Expect When Donating

Your Pre-Donation Checklist

Your Post-Donation Information

Blood donation and ethnic diversity

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