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Medical same day emergency care (MSDEC) referrals for anaemia

The anaemia pathway is intended for use by clinicians at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham as a guideline for managing patients with anaemia.

First-line investigations for anaemia

Use the pathway below as a guide for the assessment and management of anaemia.

For full details, please refer to the 'Investigation and Management of Anaemia (including the use of Intravenous Iron)' guideline available in the controlled documents section of the Trust intranet. Please note the link is only accessible via a Trust PC or VPN.

Pathway flowchart

Flowchart displaying the pathway for first-line investigations for anaemia
Figure 1: flowchart displaying the pathway for first-line investigations for anaemia

Downloads

pdf Iron deficiency anaemia MSDEC pathway (0.30 MB)

pdf B12 and folate deficiency pathway (0.31 MB)

pdf Functional iron deficiency MSDEC pathway (0.24 MB)

pdf Anaemia of unknown cause (second line investigations) pathway (0.19 MB)

Last reviewed: 22 January 2026