NSW Health facilities can use facility-level data and audit tools to monitor transfusion practice, identify improvement opportunities and support Patient Blood Management initiatives.
Available datasets
Facilities and blood management committees should use the following data sets to monitor performance and inform local quality improvement activities:
- fresh blood wastage data
- blood and blood product issue data
- National Blood Authority BloodNET data
These datasets can help services monitor for blood product use, identify variation in practice, reduce waste and measure the impact of improvement activities.
Audit tools
For local audits, the following questionnaires are available on the Quality Audit Reporting System (QARS) to support local quality monitoring and improvement projects:
- Patient Blood Management Module 2 – Perioperative: Questionnaire ID: 5666
- Patient Blood Management Module 3 – Medica: Questionnaire ID: 5667
- NSW Transfusion Documentation QARS Audit: Questionnaire ID: 5663
Contact
For support with data analysis, QARS audits and local improvement activities, email BloodWatch@health.nsw.gov.au