Seven hundred and fifty‐nine (759) chances to learn: a 3‐year pilot project to analyse transfusion‐related near‐miss events in the Republic of Ireland

Background  The National Haemovigilance Office has collected and analysed reports on errors associated with transfusion since 2000. A 3‐year pilot research project in near‐miss event reporting commenced in November 2002.

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