Schedule 1 Service Specification
Description of the Service
North West Human Milk Bank (NWHMB) will provide pasteurised donor breast milk to receiving Trust, the milk will be pasteurised and stored in accordance with NICE clinical guideline 93 (February 2010 “Donor Breast Milk Banks”.)
The key priorities are adhered to and include:
Quality Assurance
Screening and selecting Donors
Handling Donor Milk at the Milk Bank
Tracking and Tracing
The NWHMB will undertake annual audit of compliance with NICE clinical guideline 93
The NWHMB will comply with HACCP principles in relation to collection, storage, pasteurisation and distribution of donor breast milk.
The NWHMB will provide traceability from donor collection to the point of delivery at receiving Trust
Responsibility of receiving Trust
The receiving Trust will be responsible for:
Maintaining dedicated freezers for storage of pasteurised frozen donor breast milk.
Daily temperature monitoring and recording of the freezer is the agreed responsibility of the department where milk is stored.
Milk should be stored at -18c or lower
Cleanliness and defrosting of the freezer is the responsibility of the department where the milk is stored.
Timely notice will be given by department when stock levels are below agreed level, at least 24 hours’ notice within the working week, where applicable.
It is essential that stock is used in expiry date order to prevent milk exceeding expiry date.
The donor breast milk must be recorded on Individual Trusts appropriate paper work ensuring traceability to every baby in line with Trusts own policy.
Receiving Trusts are responsible for the annual audit of traceability to comply with NICE clinical guideline 93
Responsibility of depots
Maintaining dedicated freezers for storage of pasteurised frozen donor breast milk.
Daily temperature monitoring and recording of the freezer is the agreed responsibility of the department where milk is stored, records should be stored for 30 years
Milk should be stored at -18c or lower
All relevant staff should be trained to issue milk as required.
Cleanliness and defrosting of the freezer is the responsibility of the department where the milk is stored.
Timely notice will be given by department when stock levels are below agreed level, at least 24 hours’ notice within the working week, where applicable.
It is essential that stock is used in expiry date order to prevent milk exceeding expiry date.