25.5 Message protocols - Standards for electronic data interchange within the UK Blood Transfusion Services
The message protocols contain a range of data defined as either mandatory or optional. The mandatory fields give essential information and must contain valid data. The optional fields give the flexibility to build in a wide range of additional information, but if not required are left as blank (space character) fields.
Table 25.3 indicates the protocols defined to date.
| Protocol number | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
000001
|
Blood component dispatch information
|
Defines the message used to transfer information on blood component issues
|
|
000002
|
Blood derivative dispatch information
|
Defines the message used to transfer information on blood derivative issues
|
|
000003
|
Reagent dispatch information
|
Defines the message used to transfer information on reagent issues
|
|
000004
|
Blood component dispatch acknowledgement
|
Defines the message used to transfer information on blood components received
|
|
000005
|
Blood component fate information
|
Defines the message used to transfer information on the fate of blood components received
|
Last updated on 26 May 2015