| Received Ministerial endorsement of the National Supply Plan and Budget following NBA coordination of the requirements of the states and territories. | |
| Maintained excellent value for money in the delivery of plasma and recombinant products, despite global price rises. | |
| Negotiated the extension of three contracts for imported plasma and recombinant products with only minor increases in prices, below the consumer price index in most cases. | |
| Started the roll-out of our integrated data management system to assist in budgeting and demand and supply planning. | |
| Reached agreement with the Australian Red Cross Blood Service (ARCBS) on a program of implementation of the recommendations from the business study. | |
| Extended the existing Deed of Agreement with the ARCBS to 30 June 2010. | |
| Negotiated funding for a new ARCBS principal blood-manufacturing site for Victoria (incorporating Tasmanian requirements) and saw construction begin on the principal facility for New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. | |
| Developed a multi-criteria analysis framework for assessing new products or services. | |
| Appointed our Principal Medical Officer. | |
| Launched the National Blood Supply Contingency Plan in November 2008. | |
| Worked with governments and suppliers to avoid supply problems during the Victorian bushfires, the Ashmore Reef incident and the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 outbreak. | |
| Completed the first phase of the review of distribution arrangements for blood. | |
| Organised the highly successful National Blood Sector Conference in November 2008. | |
| Launched the redeveloped Australian Bleeding Disorders Registry in December 2008. | |
| Launched the Blood Measures Guide on the NBA website in June 2009. | |
| Arranged and chaired the inaugural meeting of national plasma products supply planners with New Zealand, Canada, Italy and Finland. | |
| Established the ongoing the Australian National Haemovigilance Program with Jurisdictional Blood Committee endorsement. | |
| Established a program to update the 2001 NHMRC/ASBT Clinical Practice Guidelines on the use of blood components. | |
| Established a national framework for continuing the development of the South Australian e-learning project. | |
| Significantly reduced staff turnover down to 16 per cent during the year. | |
| Received a silver medal for the Annual Report 2007–08 in the Australasian Reporting Awards. |