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28 Plasma <strong>KCE</strong> Reports 120<br />

Human resources <strong>is</strong>sues<br />

<strong>The</strong> nurses’ rate of activity <strong>is</strong> also a concern for the EFS: <strong>in</strong> practice, th<strong>is</strong> rate <strong>is</strong><br />

relatively low (<strong>in</strong> average around 55%), due to an <strong>in</strong>accurate d<strong>is</strong>tribution of donation<br />

centres across the country and/or an <strong>in</strong>adequate organization of collection, especially<br />

consider<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>French</strong> sociological profile. In practice the use of donation rooms has<br />

not been rationalized yet, and the total amount of donor accommodation <strong>in</strong> donation<br />

rooms <strong>is</strong> often not fully used.<br />

Pr<strong>in</strong>ciples on cost rationalization<br />

Dec<strong>is</strong>ion makers of the EFS have identified several key measures to improve cost<br />

efficiency of the donation system. All of these measures are not equally profitable for<br />

the donation system, but they all br<strong>in</strong>g a helpful contribution to the smooth runn<strong>in</strong>g of<br />

the whole process and to the best use of donated blood.<br />

<strong>The</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g measures l<strong>is</strong>ted below have been ranked from the most profitable to the<br />

less profitable (from a cost / efficiency po<strong>in</strong>t of view) consider<strong>in</strong>g today’s workforce.<br />

• Rationaliz<strong>in</strong>g the use of donation rooms and ra<strong>is</strong><strong>in</strong>g the nurses’ rate of<br />

activity: which <strong>in</strong>volves a restructur<strong>in</strong>g of donation facilities and a better<br />

d<strong>is</strong>tribution of donation. Th<strong>is</strong> will automatically ra<strong>is</strong>e the nurses’ rate of<br />

activity<br />

• Implementation of apherese <strong>with</strong> additive solution: th<strong>is</strong> technique will<br />

improve <strong>in</strong>dividual rentability of blood donations<br />

• Unify<strong>in</strong>g and ra<strong>is</strong><strong>in</strong>g the volume of <strong>in</strong>dividual donation<br />

Communication Campaigns: Further Information <strong>in</strong> Appendix “France : Plasma<br />

collection <strong>with</strong><strong>in</strong> the framework of EFS”<br />

Key po<strong>in</strong>ts<br />

• <strong>The</strong> <strong>French</strong> system comb<strong>in</strong>es public law and private law rules <strong>in</strong> the field of<br />

collection, fractionation and supply. Plasma collection <strong>is</strong> not supported by<br />

public subsidies, and the sale price of plasma <strong>is</strong> fixed by the national health<br />

authorities. Delivery targets of the EFS will be ra<strong>is</strong>ed gradually over the next<br />

years.<br />

• EFS’s communication policy targets students and young adults.<br />

• <strong>The</strong> ma<strong>in</strong> driver for the collection centres <strong>is</strong> to improve HR management, to<br />

<strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong>dividual collection volume, and to realize economies of scale.

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