Transfusion Medicine and Haemovigilance · Annual Conference
Annual SHOT Symposium 2026
Organised by the Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT)
Dates10–10 Jul 2026
VenueHilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel
CityBirmingham, United Kingdom
CPD Points7 CPD
A national haemovigilance and transfusion safety symposium with SHOT Annual Report learning, posters, expert presentations and networking at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole.
Audience
Doctors, laboratory staff, transfusion practitioners, haemovigilance specialists and quality or governance teams involved in transfusion safety.
Networking
The page explicitly describes networking opportunities and exhibition stands for a multidisciplinary transfusion audience.
Research Value
Poster presentations cover audits, service improvement, education projects and original research; abstract submission had closed at scrape time.
Trainee Relevance
Useful for pathology, haematology and transfusion trainees with an interest in patient safety, audit, service improvement and haemovigilance.
Keynote
ST
SHOT team members
Serious Hazards of Transfusion
Key findings and learning cases from the Annual SHOT Report
NH
National haemovigilance and transfusion practice leaders
UK transfusion safety programmes and organisations
Safer transfusion practice and haemovigilance learning
PA
Patient and donor representatives
Patient and donor community
Lived-experience perspectives on transfusion safety
ParkingVenue parking is likely available at the hotel or NEC campus but was not specified on the scraped pages.
By TrainThe venue is at the Birmingham NEC / airport campus area; delegates should check local rail and shuttle options before travel.
Venue DetailsHilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, B40 1PP, Birmingham.
Nearest AirportBirmingham Airport is the nearest major airport to the Hilton Birmingham Metropole area.
Annual SHOT Symposium 2026 is a one-day national transfusion safety meeting for clinical staff, laboratory professionals, transfusion practitioners, haemovigilance specialists and quality or governance teams. The programme is built around the first learning from the 2025 SHOT Annual Report, the history and future of haemovigilance, safer transfusion practice, patient and donor perspectives, and milestone anniversaries in UK transfusion safety. The symposium explicitly includes poster presentations covering audits, research, service improvement initiatives and educational projects, so it has a practical research and QIP route for trainees and transfusion teams. Abstract submission and bursary applications were open but had closed by the time of this scrape; the official SHOT page confirms they were available for the 2026 meeting but does not publish the closing date. Registration is open through the SHOT form and the standard delegate fee is £150 after the early-bird period. RCPath has approved the meeting for 7 CPD credits. The venue is the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, B40 1PP, and the format is in person with networking and exhibition stands.
Dr Robert Baxter