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SHOT Annual Report 2009 - Serious Hazards of Transfusion

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24. Acknowledgements<br />

The Steering Group would like to take this opportunity to thank the following individuals and organisations<br />

for their contributions without which the publication <strong>of</strong> this 13 th annual <strong>SHOT</strong> report would not have been<br />

possible:<br />

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The Blood <strong>Transfusion</strong> Services <strong>of</strong> the United Kingdom for funding and support<br />

The Royal College <strong>of</strong> Pathologists for their support and use <strong>of</strong> facilities<br />

The NHSBT Paediatric <strong>Transfusion</strong> Group<br />

Kirk Beard – NBS, for the provision <strong>of</strong> data relating to the issue <strong>of</strong> blood components from the <strong>Transfusion</strong><br />

Services <strong>of</strong> the UK<br />

Neil Soni, Imperial College Medical School, Cliff Morgan, Royal Brompton Hospital, Edwin Massey, NHSBT<br />

Bristol, Nay Win, NHSBT Tooting – for expert review <strong>of</strong> the TRALI cases<br />

Clinical and Scientific staff, in hospitals and reference laboratories, who have contributed to the clinical and<br />

laboratory investigation <strong>of</strong> cases<br />

Ceri Frampton, WBS – for maintenance <strong>of</strong> the <strong>SHOT</strong> website<br />

MHRA and Assad Afzal <strong>of</strong> Charles McKenzie Consulting – for provision <strong>of</strong> the SABRE system and ongoing<br />

technical support<br />

Tahera Lakha, Personal Assistant to Clare Taylor<br />

Christine Smith, Personal Assistant to Hannah Cohen<br />

Victoria Peake and Kathryn Gradwell, <strong>SHOT</strong> Office staff<br />

David Gifford and Mark Williams for design and production <strong>of</strong> the report, and Frances Grant, copy editor.<br />

Art direction & illustration by Inscript Design www.inscriptdesign.com<br />

Design by Toast www.toastdesign.co.uk<br />

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