1 March 2026 (Sunday) - Beware What You Read...

 Well, it’s intracellular yeast…  The original question had people confidently saying green crystals of death, dohle bodies…

The take-home message here is to be *very* careful about what you read on Facebook haematology groups…

27 February 2026 (Friday) - UKAS Update

The nice people at the UK Accreditation Service sent their update today. You can read it by clicking here. And again I clicked there and read it.

I’ve made no secret that I struggle to see how this stuff is relevant to improve what I actually do on a daily basis, and whoever wrote the newsletter didn’t help by starting off with “Learning as an investment in capability delivers long-term benefits for individuals and organisations by strengthening professional judgement and helping individuals respond confidently to new or complex situations”.

What does that actually mean? Why don’t they write these things in understandable everyday English?

A few less management catch-phrases and a little more comprehensibility all round would help everyone.

 

I’m reminded of my days as a manager when if I ever wanted to get my way in a meeting against a majority decided against me, I would say that my way was the only way that didn’t have serious governance issues. And because very few people knew what a “governance issue” was, most people would back down. And if anyone didn’t, I would scare them off with equally incomprehensible talk of “MHRA requirements”.

26 February 2026 (Thursday) - More Change

And so it all gets changed again... 

24 February 2026 (Tuesday) - IBMS Update

The IBMS sent their update today. You can read it by clicking here. I must admit the only bit which was of any relevance to me was the bit about major hemorrhage protocols… and if there is one thing I would say about blood bankers (apart from how much they love meetings!) is that they provide loads of CPD through all sorts of other outlets.