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NBA Information Publication Scheme Agency Plan
- NBA Information Publication Scheme Agency Plan (pdf) (360.43 KB)
- NBA Information Publication Scheme Agency Plan (docx) (1.75 MB)
Who we are
- Organisation Chart
- Contact us
- Governance Arrangements and Key Stakeholders
- Committees and working parties
- Jurisdictional Blood Committee
- NBA Board
- Bio Sheets on NBA General Manager
- NBA Enterprise Agreement
- NBA Annual Reports
What we do
Functions and Powers
- National Blood Authority Act 2003
- National Blood Agreement (135.16 KB)
- Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
Operational Information
Documents relevant to specific functions and powers under the NBA Act 2003:
s 8(1)(a) – liaison and information gathering
- Blood Systems
- Blood Sector Data and Information Scorecard 2013-2016 (pdf) (747.6 KB)
- Blood Sector Data and Information Scorecard 2013-2016 (docx) (1.6 MB)
- Data Governance
- Summary reports on international trends
- Haemovigilance Reporting
- Red Cell Usage
- Australian Bleeding Disorders Registry (ABDR) Annual Reports
- Report on the Issue and Use of IVIg
s 8(1)(b) – annual plans and budgets for production and supply of blood products
s 8(1)(c) – carry out national blood arrangements to ensure sufficient supply nationally and s 8(1)(d) – carry out national blood arrangements relating to funding NBA operations and blood supply; s 8(1)(e) – enter and manage contracts to ensure sufficient supply:
- Ensuring Blood supply
- What blood products are supplied - National Product List
- Blood Supply Contracts
- Changes to national product list (Schedule 4 Applications)
- Overseas supply of blood products to Australian residents
- Overseas use fact sheet (57.61 KB) (pdf)
- Request for approval of supply of blood or blood products overseas (pdf) (57.47 KB)
- Australian treating clinician approval form (pdf) (23.71 KB)
- Request for extension of supply of blood or blood products for overseas use (pdf) (54.42 KB)
- Managing Blood and Blood Product inventory: A guide for Australian Health Providers (pdf) (1.15 MB)
- 10 tips to help manage your Blood Product inventory
s 8(1)(f) – carry out national blood arrangements relating to safety, quality, contingency and risk mitigation measures for supply
- National Blood Supply Contingency plan
- National Managed Fund
- National Stewardship statement
- Standard 7- Blood and Blood Products
- Recognising, managing and reporting adverse events for blood products
- Australian Haemovigilance Report 2010 (pdf) (3.14 MB)
- Australian Haemovigilance Report 2008 (pdf) (558.3 KB)
- National haemovigilance data dictionary (pdf) (281.71 KB)
s 8(1)(h) to carry out national blood arrangements relating to the facilitation and funding of research, policy development and other action about matters relating to blood products and services
- Blood Sector Research and Development Strategic Priorities 2013-2016 (pdf) (814.78 KB)
- Blood Sector Research and Development Strategic Priorities 2013-2016 (doc) (2.16 MB)
- Patient Blood Management policy and guidelines
- National framework for Immunoglobulin Products
- Criteria for the Clinical use of IVIg in Australia
- Australian Bleeding Disorders Registry (ABDR)
Our reports and responses to parliament
- NBA Annual Reports
- Departmental and Agency Contracts
- Grants
- Indexed list of departmental and agency files
- Legal services expenditure
Routinely requested information and disclosure log
There are very few requests for information are received within the NBA. The NBA have not identified any material falling within this category.
Consultation arrangements
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Optional information - Internal NBA documents
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Optional information - NBA Data
- Our priorities
- Our finances
- Our submissions
- Other parliamentary reports
Optional information – Blood Sector Data
- Optional operational information
- Knowledge capture and developments in the Blood Sector
- Factsheets
- Criteria and guidelines for Australian Blood Sector
- Australian Haemovigilance Information and Programs
- International Haemovigilance Information and Programs
- Education Tools
- Australian Government Websites of Interest
- Australian Blood Sector Websites of Interest
- International Blood Sector Websites of Interest
- Accessibility
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