Buckland
Deliveries of Anti-D injections for women in labour.
Occasional sample collections from community nurses.
Darent Valley
Standard blood runs.
Breast milk deliveries for the NICU from Hearts Milk Bank.
Kent and Canterbury
Standard blood runs.
Samples between here and other hospitals in the trust.
Additional services for the renal unit:
- Samples collected from patients on home dialysis
- Deliveries of peritoneal dialysis fluids, transplant medication and dietary supplement samples to renal patients at varying stages of treatment
- Collection of bulk samples to William Harvey and delivery of bulk samples from QEQM; Sundays only
Maidstone
Standard blood runs.
Sample runs from a ward to Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Medway Maritime
Standard blood runs.
Occasional samples to Kent and Canterbury and collections of Factor 8 (for haemophiliacs) from Kent and Canterbury.
Occasional collections of donated breast milk from the on-site milk bank to other hospitals.
Pembury
Standard blood runs.
Breast milk deliveries for the NICU from Hearts Milk Bank.
Collection of samples for testing at NHSBT Filton done in relay with SERV OBN and Bristol Freewheelers.
QEQM
Standard blood runs.
Samples between here and other hospitals in the Trust.
Collection of bulk samples for delivery to Kent and Canterbury and/or William Harvey; Sunday daytimes only.
Royal Victoria, Folkestone
Collection of bulk samples from outpatient’s department for delivery to William Harvey for testing; Saturday daytimes only.
William Harvey
Standard blood runs.
Samples between here and other hospitals in the Trust.
Breast milk deliveries for the NICU from Hearts Milk Bank.
Delivery of bulk samples from QEQM and Kent and Canterbury; Sundays only.
Collection of samples for testing at NHSBT Filton done in relay with SERV OBN and Bristol Freewheelers.
Collection of blood for the Kent Surry and Sussex Air Ambulance.
Tooting Blood Bank
Blood product collection and delivery of samples from many of the hospitals.
Benenden
Collection of samples to be delivered to William Harvey for testing.
Occasional deliveries of blood from William Harvey. These are usually done during weekend day shifts.
Demelza - Eltham, Sittingbourne and Ellenor hospices
Collection of:
- Medication from pharmacies, including controlled drugs (occasionally collecting the prescription from the hospice first)
- Equipment from other hospitals/NHS Stores sites
- Any items left behind at home or the hospice after families have travelled between the two places
Blood collected from a local hospital and delivered to a hospice
Hearts Milk Bank
Collection of donated breast milk for onward delivery to NICUs at hospitals in Kent, usually done in a relay with SERV Herts and Beds.
Collection of donated breast milk from a donor’s home for delivery to the milk bank, usually done in a relay with SERV Herts and Beds
Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance
Delivery of blood to the base at Redhill every other night.
Occasional daytime blood restocks and crew repatriations.
