Guidelines

The following guidelines are for healthcare professionals working in the UK Blood and Tissue Services.

Geographical Disease Risk Index

For the assessment of travel-related risks

Whole blood and components

For red cells, platelets, plasma or granulocytes

Tissue (deceased donors)

For donations of tissue from deceased donors

Tissue (live donors)

For donations of tissue from living donors

Bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cells

For donations of unrelated allogeneic stem cells

Cord blood

For donations of cord blood stem cells from placentae

The Red Book

Guidelines for the Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services in the UK