Books by Robin Knight (Former Head of the National Blood Service's Red Cell Immunohaematology Division)

Robin Knight is former Head of the National Blood Service's Red Cell Immunohaematology division. During his 44 years of experience in clinical laboratories, 35 have largely been in blood transfusion in both hospitals, large and small, and the National Blood Service. For many years Robin was actively engaged in lecturing on HNC, BSc and MSc courses at the University of Westminster. Robin was until recently the Chief Examiner in Transfusion Science for the Institute of Biomedical Science, and initiated the British Blood Transfusion Society's Specialist Certificate Examination. He has been the author or co-author of 14 papers published in peer reviewed journals, and is the co-author of the BBTS publication 'Introduction to blood transfusion science and blood bank practice' which is now in its 5th edition, and is the key book for trainee scientists in transfusion in the UK. He has also co-authored two World Health Organisation [WHO] guidelines and a section of their Safe Blood Distance Learning materials. Robin is still actively involved, as a specialist advisor, with a number of Blood Transfusion Services in Africa.