Skip to main content
  • Donate Blood (Opens in a new tab/window)
  • About NBA
  • News and updates
  • Resources
  • BloodPortal login (Opens in a new tab/window)
Logo image Logo image
  • Blood Products
    • Blood Products
    • National Product Price List
    • Fresh Blood Products
    • Albumin Products
    • Clotting Factor and Other Products
    • Immunoglobulin Products
      • Immunoglobulin Usage and Data
      • Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIg)
      • Subcutaneous Immunoglobulin (SCIg)
      • Normal Human Immunoglobulin (NHIg)
      • Hyperimmune Immunoglobulin Products
    • Access and Ordering
      • BloodSTAR for Ig Products
      • BloodSTAR Registration Form
      • BloodNet for Blood Products from Lifeblood
      • BloodNet System Interface
      • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Blood Product Management
      • Inventory Management
      • Blood Product Wastage
      • Blood and Inventory Management Resources
      • Case Studies
      • Single Unit Transfusion Guide
  • Supply System
    • Supply System
    • Managing Blood Supply
      • Risk Management
      • National Stewardship Program
      • Blood Product Labelling
    • Governance for Immunoglobulin Products
      • National Immunoglobulin Governance Committees
      • Criteria for Immunoglobulin Products
    • Suppliers and Commercial Supply Contracts
      • Fresh Blood Product Supply and Lifeblood
      • Plasma and Recombinant Product Supply
      • Imported Product Supply
      • Red Cell Diagnostic Product Supply
    • Australian Health Provider Access to Blood and Blood Products
    • Overseas Supply of Blood Products
  • Clinical Guidance
    • Clinical Guidance
      • Rh D Ig Guideline (Opens in a new tab/window)
      • PBM Guidelines (Opens in a new tab/window)
    • National Standards
    • Immunoglobulin
    • Patient Blood Management
      • Patient Blood Management (PBM) Resources
    • Transfusion-related Adverse Events
    • Bleeding Disorders
      • Australian Bleeding Disorders Registry (ABDR)
    • eLearning Courses
    • Public Consultations
    • Patient Blood Management Guidelines (Opens in a new tab/window)
  • Data and Research
    • Data and Research
    • Data and Reporting
    • Research Funding Program
      • Successful Grant Rounds
  • Patient Information
    • Patient information
    • Bleeding disorders
    • Blood disorders
    • Travelling with blood products
    • MyABDR app and the ABDR

Search

  • Donate Blood (Opens in a new tab/window)
  • About NBA
  • News and updates
  • Resources
  • BloodPortal login (Opens in a new tab/window)
  • Blood Products
    • Blood Products
    • National Product Price List
    • Fresh Blood Products
    • Albumin Products
    • Clotting Factor and Other Products
    • Immunoglobulin Products
      • Immunoglobulin Usage and Data
      • Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIg)
      • Subcutaneous Immunoglobulin (SCIg)
      • Normal Human Immunoglobulin (NHIg)
      • Hyperimmune Immunoglobulin Products
    • Access and Ordering
      • BloodSTAR for Ig Products
      • BloodSTAR Registration Form
      • BloodNet for Blood Products from Lifeblood
      • BloodNet System Interface
      • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Blood Product Management
      • Inventory Management
      • Blood Product Wastage
      • Blood and Inventory Management Resources
      • Case Studies
      • Single Unit Transfusion Guide
  • Supply System
    • Supply System
    • Managing Blood Supply
      • Risk Management
      • National Stewardship Program
      • Blood Product Labelling
    • Governance for Immunoglobulin Products
      • National Immunoglobulin Governance Committees
      • Criteria for Immunoglobulin Products
    • Suppliers and Commercial Supply Contracts
      • Fresh Blood Product Supply and Lifeblood
      • Plasma and Recombinant Product Supply
      • Imported Product Supply
      • Red Cell Diagnostic Product Supply
    • Australian Health Provider Access to Blood and Blood Products
    • Overseas Supply of Blood Products
  • Clinical Guidance
    • Clinical Guidance
      • Rh D Ig Guideline
      • PBM Guidelines
    • National Standards
    • Immunoglobulin
    • Patient Blood Management
      • Patient Blood Management (PBM) Resources
    • Transfusion-related Adverse Events
    • Bleeding Disorders
      • Australian Bleeding Disorders Registry (ABDR)
    • eLearning Courses
    • Public Consultations
    • Patient Blood Management Guidelines
  • Data and Research
    • Data and Research
    • Data and Reporting
    • Research Funding Program
      • Successful Grant Rounds
  • Patient Information
    • Patient information
    • Bleeding disorders
    • Blood disorders
    • Travelling with blood products
    • MyABDR app and the ABDR

BloodSTAR user tips and support materials

  • Home
  • BloodSTAR user tips and support materials

Registering

You need to complete 2 steps to register for BloodSTAR access:

  1. BloodPortal(Opens in a new tab/window) user registration – a single username and password for all NBA systems
  • Bloodportal - Creating an Account tip sheet
    481.98 KB

   2. BloodSTAR role request – for access to your facility.

  • BloodSTAR - User Registration and Role Request
    1.7 MB
  • BloodSTAR - User Registration and Role Request
    1.03 MB

 

Transcript can be found here.

 

Prescribers and nurse practitioners (medical officers)

(from this source page: https://blood.gov.au/medical-officer(Opens in a new tab/window) - note the user registration tip sheet is already included above)

Creating an initial authorisation request

  • BloodSTAR - Making an Initial Authorisation Request
    1.46 MB
  • BloodSTAR - Making an Initial Authorisation Request
    716.7 KB

Transcript can be found here.

Submitting an Ig dispense request for an individual

  • Submitting an Ig dispense request for an individual
    1.09 MB
  • Submitting an Ig dispense request for an individual
    515.12 KB

Submitting Ig authorisation requests while access to a facility is pending

  • Submitting Ig authorisation requests while access to a facility is pending
    297.28 KB
  • Submitting Ig authorisation requests while access to a facility is pending
    394.21 KB

Previously called 'Submitting an emergency authorisation'.

Recalling or resubmitting an authorisation request

  • Recalling or resubmitting an authorisation request
    421.73 KB
  • Recalling or resubmitting an authorisation request
    797.64 KB

Requesting a product and dose change or extra dose

  • BloodSTAR - Product and Dose Change Additional Dose
    530.98 KB

Dose change requests

  • BloodSTAR - Dose Change Requests
    853.72 KB
  • BloodSTAR - Dose Change Requests
    620.06 KB

Requesting subcutaneous immunoglobulin (SCIg) product

  • Requesting SCIg product
    799.05 KB
  • Requesting SCIg product
    541.41 KB

Recording review outcomes

When an approved Ig authorisation is nearing or has just exceeded its expiry date, BloodSTAR will:

  • notify medical officers involved with the authorisation
  • prompt them to submit review outcomes
  • give them an option to submit a Continuing Authorisation Request.
  • BloodSTAR - Submitting Review Outcomes and Creating a Continuing Authorisation Request
    975.43 KB
  • BloodSTAR - Submitting Review Outcomes and Creating a Continuing Authorisation Request
    1.53 MB

Requesting an authorisation under a new condition

  • Requesting an authorisation under a new condition
    659.76 KB
  • Requesting an authorisation under a new condition
    1.01 MB

Export a patient’s treatment plan to Excel

  • BloodSTAR tip sheet - Export a patients treatment plan to Excel.pdf
    333.27 KB
  • BloodSTAR tip sheet - Export a patients treatment plan to Excel.docx
    389.02 KB

Using the Medical Officer Homepage

  • Medical officer home page
    257.8 KB
  • Medical officer home page
    473.75 KB

Medical Officer Notifications

  • BloodSTAR Tip Sheet - Medical Officer Notifications.pdf
    279.21 KB

Changing between roles

  • Changing between roles
    268.03 KB
  • Changing between roles
    469.67 KB

Transferring care of a patient to another specialist or facility

  • Transfer of care
    841.12 KB
  • Transfer of care
    1.01 MB

Searching for a patient's authorisation request

  • BloodSTAR - Viewing Authorisation Details
    707.88 KB

 

BloodSTAR SCIg Dose Request Tip Sheet

  • SCIg multiple dose request
    1.14 MB
  • SCIg multiple dose request
    707.06 KB

Managing broken vials

  • Managing broken vials
    385.82 KB
  • Managing broken vials
    208.15 KB

BloodSTAR Adding a Do Not Prescribe to a Patient Record

  • Do Not Prescribe function
    384.28 KB
  • Do Not Prescribe function
    303.13 KB

Nurses, midwives and administrative support

Nurse and midwife home page

  • Nurse home page
    293.89 KB
  • Nurse home page
    379.32 KB

Searching for a patient’s authorisation request

  • BloodSTAR - Viewing Authorisation Details
    995.34 KB
  • BloodSTAR - Viewing Authorisation Details
    499.43 KB

Creating a dispense request for an authorised patient

Requesting Ig for multiple patients

  • Creating and submitting a planning sheet
    776.35 KB
  • Creating and submitting a planning sheet
    1.01 MB

Requesting Ig for individual patients

  • Submitting an Ig dispense request for individual patients
    260.13 KB
  • Submitting an Ig dispense request for individual patients
    454.45 KB

Requesting Ig for a patient from another facility/state and the travelling patient

  • Submitting an Ig dispense request for a patient from another facility/state and the travelling patient
    635.16 KB
  • Submitting an Ig dispense request for a patient from another facility/state and the travelling patient
    958.04 KB

Requesting an individual subcutaneous immunoglobulin (SCIg) dose

  • SCIg single dose request
    433.73 KB
  • SCIg single dose request
    677.38 KB

Requesting multiple subcutaneous immunoglobulin (SCIg) doses

  • SCIg multiple dose request
    1.14 MB
  • SCIg multiple dose request
    707.06 KB

Changing between roles

  • Changing between roles
    268.03 KB
  • Changing between roles
    469.67 KB

Transferring care of a patient to another specialist or facility

  • Transfer of care
    841.12 KB
  • Transfer of care
    1.01 MB

Managing broken vials

  • Managing broken vials
    385.82 KB
  • Managing broken vials
    208.15 KB

BloodSTAR Adding a Do Not Prescribe to a Patient Record

  • Do Not Prescribe function
    384.28 KB
  • Do Not Prescribe function
    303.13 KB

Downtime forms - (Authorisation request forms to use during a downtime period)

IVIg Haematological Indications

  • Downtime form - BloodSTAR IVIg Author Req- Haematological Indications.pdf
    115.56 KB

IVIg Neurological Indications

  • Downtime form - BloodSTAR IVIg Author Req - Neurological Indications.pdf
    111.43 KB

IVIg Transplant Indications

  • Downtime form -BloodSTAR IVIg Authorisation Req - Transplant Indications.pdf
    110.87 KB

IVIg Immunological or General Indications

  • Downtime form - BloodSTAR IVIg Author Req-Immuno or Gen Indications.pdf
    112.02 KB

SCIg Immunological Indications

  • Downtime form - BloodSTAR SCIg Author Req - Immuno Indications.pdf
    112.39 KB

SCIg Haematological Indications

  • Downtime form - BloodSTAR SCIg Author Req - Haema Indications.pdf
    111.6 KB

SCIg Neurological Indications

  • Downtime form - BloodSTAR SCIg Author Req - Neuro Indications.pdf
    112.79 KB

Dispensers

Creating a dispense from an authorisation record

  • Create a dispense from an authorisation record
    333.43 KB
  • Create a dispense from an authorisation record
    727.58 KB

Create a return-to-stock episode

  • Create a return to stock episode
    295.38 KB
  • Create a return to stock episode
    717.22 KB

Actioning dispense discrepancies

  • Actioning dispensing discrepancy
    262.4 KB
  • Actioning dispensing discrepancy
    450.79 KB

Searching for dispense episodes

  • Searching for dispense episodes
    216.91 KB
  • Searching for dispense episodes
    501.5 KB

Dispensing from a dispense request

  • Dispensing from a dispense request
    293.18 KB
  • Dispensing from a dispense request
    498.24 KB

Authorisation search

  • Authorisation search
    296.64 KB
  • Authorisation Search
    420.39 KB

Managing broken vials

  • Managing broken vials
    385.82 KB
  • Managing broken vials
    208.15 KB

Facility administrators

Reviewing and actioning user access requests

  • BloodSTAR - Reviewing User Access Request
    511.49 KB
  • BloodSTAR - Reviewing User Access Request
    412.85 KB

 

Transcript can be found here.

Changing between roles

  • Changing between roles
    268.03 KB
  • Changing between roles
    469.67 KB

Providing access to new facility administrators

  • Providing access to new facility administrators
    559.14 KB
  • Providing access to new facility administrators
    281.41 KB

Creating pre-approval for BloodSTAR access

  • Creating pre-approval for BloodSTAR access
    234.5 KB
  • Creating pre-approval for BloodSTAR access
    401.8 KB

Deactivating or editing a user's access details

  • BloodSTAR - Deactivating or Editing Access
    916.07 KB
  • BloodSTAR - Deactivating or Editing Access
    573.09 KB

 

Last updated: 27 Mar 2024

The National Blood Authority acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.

National Blood Authority

  • About the NBA
  • Work with us
  • Contact Us
  • Data and reporting
  • Freedom of information
  • Public interest disclosure
  • Resources
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Copyright
  • Disclaimer
  • BloodPortal Terms and Conditions of Use

Information

  • Blood Products
  • Managing blood supply
  • Supply systems
  • Clinical guidance
  • Patient information
  • Data and research
  • Website feedback