INAB are delighted to announce that the 2nd INAB Assessor Forum will be held in Wilton Park House, Wilton Place, Dublin in January 2008.

On the 19th June, the Bon Secours Hospital (Cork), Reg No (153MT) became the first hospital blood bank to be assessed and approved for its competence to comply with the traceability and haemovigilance requirements (articles 14 & 15) of the EU Blood Directive 2002/98/EC Quality and safety of Human Blood and Blood Components.

SO15189:2007 2nd edition was published in April 2007.

The 13th meeting of the EA laboratory committee took place in Dubrovnik, Croatia on the 8th and 9th of March 2007. The meeting was attended by James Stapleton on behalf of INAB.

10/11th Octber 2007 - Geel, Belgium