| 19959 | 19989 | 2001*12 | 2003*13 | 2004*13 | 2005†11 | |||||||
| Sites with data | 44 | 18 | 220 | 122 | 160 | 217 | ||||||
| % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | |
| Hospital transfusion committee | 78 | 32/41 | 78 | 14 | 91 | NA | 98 | NA | 99 | NA | 99.5 | 216 |
| Hospital transfusion team | – | – | – | 76 | NA | 84 | NA | 86 | 187 | |||
| Transfusion practitioner in post | – | – | 14 | NA | 50 | NA | 68 | NA | 82 | 176/215 | ||
| Lead consultant | – | – | – | 74 | NA | 83 | NA | 91 | 196/215 | |||
| Have policies for transfusion | 93 | 39/42 | 94 | 17 | 98 | NA | 97 | NA | 98 | NA | – | |
*NHS hospitals supplied by National Blood Service—includes England and North Wales.
†Data given for English NHS hospitals only.
NA, denominator data not available.