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Blood Matters program - audit reports

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Importance of Blood Matters audit reports

The audit reports provide a detailed analysis of the data collected through the audits and surveys coordinated by Blood Matters.

They provide health services with the opportunity to benchmark their own processes and practices. They are listed by release date.

List of audit reports

2025

  • The positive patient identification and pretransfusion checking procedure audit was conducted in 2 parts:
    • Part A – health service policy
    • Part B – an observational audit of clinical practice
Positive patient identification and pretransfusion checking procedure audit report
Word 397.2 KB
Updated 15 Dec 2025
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Positive patient identification and pretransfusion checking procedure audit report
PDF 527.05 KB
Updated 15 Dec 2025
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2024

  • The O RhD negative red blood cell (RBC) audit report was conducted in 2 parts:
    • Part A was health service policy
    • Part B was a retrospective audit of the fate all O RhD RBC issued during March 2024
O RhD negative red blood cell (RBC) audit report
Word 509.04 KB
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O RhD negative red blood cell (RBC) audit report
PDF 709.28 KB
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2023

  • The appropriate use of fresh frozen plasma (FFP), in accordance with the National Blood Authority Patient Blood Management Guidelines and Australian Rd Cross Lifeblood (Lifeblood).
  • The audit tool was developed in conjunction with Lifeblood
Fresh frozen plasma audit report 2024
Word 426.51 KB
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Fresh frozen plasma audit report 2024
PDF 679.17 KB
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2022

  • Blood transfusion consent audit report: This audit was conducted in 2 parts in 2022:
    • Part A was a consent policy review
    • Part B was retrospective medical record audit of up to 30 patients who had received a blood component transfusion. Download these below:
Blood transfusion consent audit report 2022
Word 402.54 KB
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Blood transfusion consent audit report 2022
PDF 1.38 MB
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  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Audit Report: A survey on the implementation and the use of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) specific to blood management and transfusion practice report. Download these below:
Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Audit Report 2022
Word 506.47 KB
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Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Audit Report 2022
PDF 1.79 MB
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2020

Perioperative anaemia audit report - preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative 2020
Word 1.22 MB
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Perioperative anaemia audit report - preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative 2020
PDF 1.22 MB
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  • 2020 - Preoperative anaemia assessment and management in elective surgical procedures survey report
2020 - Preoperative anaemia assessment and management in elective surgical procedures survey
PDF 185.47 KB
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2019

  • General practice audit of preoperative anaemia report 2019
General practice audit of preoperative anaemia report 2019
Word 4.52 MB
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General practice audit of preoperative anaemia report 2019
PDF 8.08 MB
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  • Blood sampling volume audit report 2019
Blood sampling volume audit 2019
PDF 8.47 MB
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  • Minimal blood sampling 2019 at a glance
Minimal blood sampling 2019
PDF 521.45 KB
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2018

2017

2009-2015

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