Message protocols - Standards for electronic data interchange within the UK Blood Transfusion Services - Chapter 25

The message protocols contain a range of data defined as either mandatory or optional. The mandatory fields give essential information and must contain valid data. The optional fields give the flexibility to build in a wide range of additional information, but if not required are left as blank (space character) fields.

Table 25.3 indicates the protocols defined to date.

Table 25.3: Message protocol numbers
Protocol number Title Description
000001 Blood component dispatch information Defines the message used to transfer information on blood component issues
000002 Blood derivative dispatch information Defines the message used to transfer information on blood derivative issues
000003 Reagent dispatch information Defines the message used to transfer information on reagent issues
000004 Blood component dispatch acknowledgement Defines the message used to transfer information on blood components received
000005 Blood component fate information Defines the message used to transfer information on the fate of blood components received