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Blood Banks

A Blood Bank i.e., basically a blood transfusion service is both a supplier of blood products and a testing laboratory, hence the Quality Management System must include:

	Good medical practice
	Good manufacturing practice
	Good laboratory service.

All the three needing to be closely linked to ensure an overall good quality service being provided by the

The quality, safety and efficacy of the blood transfused is the result of quality management system being implemented at all the following steps in the process:

	Donor selection
	Blood collection
	Component preparation
	Storage , issue and transportation
	Contract testing, as applicable

Blood Banks can today aspire either for a basic Quality Management System like the ISO 9001 or for the NABH Standard developed specifically for Blood Banks.