UK NEQAS Blood Transfusion Laboratory Practice Exercise Programme - Pre-Transfusion Testing (PTT) - April 2025 to March 2026

Sep 17, 2026

UK NEQAS Blood Transfusion Laboratory Practice Exercise Programme provides a structured pre-transfusion testing (PTT) schedule from April 2025 to March 2026. It lists multiple exercise types with dispatch, closing, and latest report dates, covering antibody screen/identification, ABO/D grouping with crossmatch and red cell RhK typing, DAT, feto-maternal haemorrhage, ABO titration, extended red cell phenotyping, POCT D typing, and additional pilots (RCG and ANT). Notes indicate timing shifts for UK bank holidays and package links between related exercises.

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Pre-Transfusion Testing (PTT) - Exercise Schedule

Antibody screen/identification and ABO/D grouping with RhK typing

Feto-maternal Haemorrhage (FMH)

ABO Titration (ABOT)

Direct Antiglobulin Testing (DAT)

Extended Red Cell Phenotyping (ERP)

Point of Care D Typing (POCT)

PTT 4 exercise schedule

Red Cell Genotyping (RCG) pilot

Antenatal Antibody Titration (ANT) pilot

UK NEQAS HAEMATOLOGY AND TRANSFUSION PO Box 14 WATFORD WD18 0FJ T: + 44 (0)1923 587111 E: [btlp@ukneqas.org.uk](btlp@ukneqas.org.uk) W: [www.ukneqasbtlp.org](www.ukneqasbtlp.org) UK NEQAS Blood Transfusion Laboratory Practice EXERCISE PROGRAMME APRIL 2025 TO MARCH 2026 Pre-Transfusion Testing (PTT) | Exercise type | Exercise Code | Date of Dispatch | Closing date | Latest report date | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Antibody screen/identification | 25E4 | 28/04/2025 | 08/05/2025 | 16/05/2025 | | ABO/D grouping, antibody
screen/identification, crossmatch and red cell RhK typing | 25R5* | 19/05/2025 | 02/06/2025 | 13/06/2025 | | Antibody screen/identification | 25E6 | 16/06/2025 | 26/06/2025 | 04/07/2025 | | Antibody screen/identification | 25E7 ** | 21/07/2025 | 31/07/2025 | 08/08/2025 | | ABO/D grouping, antibody
screen/identification, crossmatch and red cell RhK typing | 25R8 * | 15/09/2025 | 29/09/2025 | 10/10/2025 | | Antibody screen/identification | 25E9 ** | 20/10/2025 | 30/10/2025 | 07/11/2025 | | ABO/D grouping, antibody
screen/identification, crossmatch and red cell RhK typing | 25R10* | 17/11/2025 | 01/12/2025 | 12/12/2025 | | Antibody screen/identification | 26E1 ** | 19/01/2026 | 29/01/2026 | 06/02/2026 | | ABO/D grouping, antibody
screen/identification, crossmatch and red cell RhK typing | 26R2* | 16/02/2026 | 02/03/2026 | 13/03/2026 | | Antibody screen/identification | 26E3** | 16/03/2026 | 26/03/2026 | 07/04/2026 | *DAT samples will be sent in the same package if also subscribed to that programme **ANT samples will be sent in the same package if also subscribed to that programme Dates in blue are later than usual due to UK bank holidays Feto-maternal Haemorrhage (FMH) | Exercise Code | Date of Dispatch | Closing date | Latest report date | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2503F | 13/05/2025 | 20/05/2025 | 02/06/2025 | | 2504F | 15/07/2025 | 22/07/2025 | 01/08/2025 | | 2505F | 23/09/2025 | 30/09/2025 | 10/10/2025 | | 2506F | 18/11/2025 | 25/11/2025 | 05/12/2025 | | 2601F | 20/01/2026 | 27/01/2026 | 06/02/2026 | | 2602F | 17/03/2026 | 24/03/2026 | 07/04/2026 | Dates in blue are later than usual due to UK bank holidays ABO Titration (ABOT) | Exercise Code | Date of Dispatch | Closing date | Latest report date | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 25ABOT2 | 14/04/2025 | 28/04/2025 | 12/05/2025 | | 25ABOT3 | 14/07/2025 | 28/07/2025 | 08/08/2025 | | 25ABOT4 | 13/10/2025 | 27/10/2025 | 07/11/2025 | | 26ABOT1 | 26/01/2026 | 09/02/2026 | 20/02/2026 | Dates in blue are later than usual due to UK bank holidays Direct Antiglobulin Testing (DAT) | Exercise Code | Date of Dispatch | Closing date | Latest report date | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 25DAT2 | 19/05/2025 | 27/05/2025 | 23/06/2025 | | 25DAT3 | 15/09/2025 | 22/09/2025 | 17/10/2025 | | 25DAT4 | 17/11/2025 | 24/11/2025 | 19/12/2025 | | 26DAT1 | 16/02/2026 | 23/02/2026 | 20/03/2026 | DAT samples will be distributed together with the R exercises, but constitute a separate exercise with a different closing date. Participants in the UK will receive samples labelled DATxU, participants not in the UK will receive samples labelled DATxN Dates in blue are later than usual due to UK bank holidays Extended Red Cell Phenotyping (ERP) | Exercise Code | Date of Dispatch | Closing date | Latest report date | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 25ERP2 | 23/06/2025 | 07/07/2025 | 01/08/2025 | | 25ERP3 | 18/08/2025 | 01/09/2025 | 26/09/2025 | | 25ERP4 | 24/11/2025 | 08/12/2025 | 07/01/2026 | | 26ERP1 | 09/03/2026 | 23/03/2026 | 21/04/2026 | Dates in blue are later than usual due to UK bank holidays Point of Care D Typing (POCT) | Exercise type | Exercise Code | Date of Dispatch | Closing date | Latest report date | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | D typing | 25R5B | 19/05/2025 | 02/06/2025 | 13/06/2025 | | | 25R8B | 15/09/2025 | 29/09/2025 | 10/10/2025 | | | 25R10B | 17/11/2025 | 01/12/2025 | 12/12/2025 | | | 26R2B | 16/02/2026 | 02/03/2026

FAQs

What time period does the PTT exercise programme cover?

The programme runs from April 2025 to March 2026, with dates listed for dispatch, closing, and latest report for each exercise.

Which exercise types are included in the pre-transfusion testing schedule?

Included items cover antibody screen/identification, ABO/D grouping with crossmatch and red cell RhK typing, feto-maternal haemorrhage (FMH), ABO titration (ABOT), direct antiglobulin testing (DAT), extended red cell phenotyping (ERP), and point of care D typing (POCT).

How are DAT and related samples distributed according to the schedule?

DAT samples are distributed together with the R exercises but remain a separate exercise with a different closing date; labelling differs for UK and non-UK participants (DATxU vs DATxN).

Sep 17, 2026

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