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24th September
09:30 to 12:30
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NHS Blood and Transplant Manufacturing tour 24th September
Sign up for a chance to see how human blood is processed from the donor to the clinically accurate blood component stored in the NHS laboratory.
Over the coming weeks we are offering visits to NHS Blood and Transplant (NHS-BT) to experience the blood processing laboratory, based in Plymouth Grove.
Tours will last around 2 ½ hours and we will walk down from Dalton Building (around a 20-minute walk). There are multiple sessions over the coming weeks, all on Wednesday morning, please select the session you can attend from the drop down menu to the right.
Places are limited to 10 students per session. You will be advised where to meet when you have been confirmed onto a session.
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In A Nutshell...
- Tour... around individual NHS laboratories carrying out blood component preparation.
- Learn... about blood processing techniques including Red Cell phenotyping & pathogen screening.
- Understand.... how human blood is processed from the donor to the clinically accurate blood component stored in the NHS laboratory.
- Discuss... this process with experts in the field.
- Earn up to 10 Rise points ... which can be recognised within your degree.
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Schedule
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09:30 to 12:30 on 24/09/25 - Meet Dalton Building
24th September 2025 Attend NHSBT Plymouth Grove for the manufacturing and blood production tour