Banc de Sang i Teixits


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Quality at the Banc de Sang i Teixits

The Banc de Sang i Teixits considers quality to be one of the key aspects of its organisation and therefore carries out several initiatives in different areas.

•	Quality system certification in accordance with ISO 9001:2000 criteria. The Banc de Sang i Teixits has held Applus (previously Laboratori General d'Assaigs i Investigacions, LGAI) certification since 1998.

•	Quality and specification control of products made.

•	Accreditation according to the standards of different organisations, institutions and scientific organisations in the Banc de Sang i Teixits's area of action.

•	Implementation of the EFQM quality management model.

•	Participation in outside testing by scientific organisations.

The Banc de Sang i Teixits applies several standards and regulations from scientific and medical organisations, including:

Blood transfusion accreditation standards. Transfusion Accreditation Committee (CAT). Spanish Haematology and Haemotherapy Association. Spanish Blood Transfusion Society.

Standards of the Spanish Tissue Bank Association.

Standards for Histocompatibility Testing. European Federation for Immunogenetics (EFI).

NETCORD-FACT International Standards for Cord Blood Collection, Processing, Testing, Banking, Selection and Release.

The Joint Accreditation Committee ISCT-EBMT (JACIE) programme of accreditation. Standards for Blood and Marrow Progenitor Cell Processing, Collection and Transplantation.

The IQUA seal

The IQUA seal accredits our website’s compliance with the Code of Ethics of the IQUA (Internet Quality Agency), containing the ethical principles to be respected in order to defend the general interest and rights of citizens.

Among others, these principles are: legality, honesty, responsibility, confidentiality, protection of human dignity, protection of children, protection of public order, and respect for intellectual and industrial property rights.