Updates

The following table lists all updates to Edition 203 of the Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Donor Selection Guidelines (BM‑DSG). The linked Change Notification documents are issued to the UK Blood and Tissue Services (UKBTS) to indicate upcoming changes.

Please note that the dates listed below indicate the formal publication of updated guidelines on the website. The implementation of these guideline changes is the responsibility of each UKBTS and may vary accordingly.

Change number	Title	Updated	Guidelines affected	Release
Change notification number 09-2026	Title Changes to be introduced on the new JPAC website (PDF only, 864KB)	Update date 1 May 2026	Guidelines affected Geographical indexWhole bloodTissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood	Release number 568065625957
Change notification number 10-2026	Title Changes to entries in the GDRI and DSGs (PDF only, 418KB)	Update date 1 May 2026	Guidelines affected Geographical indexWhole bloodTissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood	Release number 568065625957
Change notification number 30-2025	Title Hepatitis A (PDF only, 205KB)	Update date 30 October 2025	Guidelines affected Bone marrowCord blood	Release number 5856
Change notification number 31-2025	Title Tropical Viruses (PDF only, 194KB)	Update date 13 October 2025	Guidelines affected Bone marrow	Release number 58
Change notification number 32-2025	Title Sexually Transmitted Disease (PDF only, 197KB)	Update date 13 October 2025	Guidelines affected Bone marrowTissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Cord blood	Release number 58646156
Change notification number 22-2025	Title Injectable Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention (PDF only, 293KB)	Update date 13 October 2025	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood	Release number 64615856
Change notification number 09-2025	Title Table of Immunisations (PDF only, 578KB)	Update date 30 April 2025	Guidelines affected Whole bloodTissue (live)Tissue (deceased)Cord bloodBone marrow	Release number 7660635557
Change notification number 31-2024	Title Acute Infection (PDF only, 145KB)	Update date 13 August 2024	Guidelines affected Bone marrow	Release number 56
Change notification number 34-2024	Title Vitamin Treatment (PDF only, 59KB)	Update date 13 August 2024	Guidelines affected Bone marrow	Release number 56
Change notification number 39-2024	Title Weight (PDF only, 108KB)	Update date 13 August 2024	Guidelines affected Bone marrow	Release number 56
Change notification number 40-2024	Title West Nile Virus (PDF only, 114KB)	Update date 13 August 2024	Guidelines affected Bone marrow	Release number 56
Change notification number 10-2024	Title Coronavirus Vaccination (PDF only, 311KB)	Update date 18 April 2024	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood	Release number 60575554
Change notification number 11-2024	Title Cerebrovascular Disease and CNS Disease (PDF only, 226KB)	Update date 18 April 2024	Guidelines affected Bone marrow	Release number 55
Change notification number 13-2024	Title Tropical Viruses (PDF only, 174KB)	Update date 18 April 2024	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrow	Release number 605755
Change notification number 01-2024	Title Coronavirus Infection (PDF only, 178KB)	Update date 29 January 2024	Guidelines affected Bone marrow	Release number 54
Change notification number 35-2023	Title Eye Disease (PDF only, 219KB)	Update date 29 January 2024	Guidelines affected Bone marrowCord blood	Release number 5453
Change notification number 36-2023	Title Adrenal Failure (PDF only, 196KB)	Update date 29 January 2024	Guidelines affected Bone marrow	Release number 54
Change notification number 37-2023	Title Gout (PDF only, 164KB)	Update date 29 January 2024	Guidelines affected Bone marrow	Release number 54
Change notification number 17-2023	Title FAIR III changes (PDF only, 605KB)	Update date 15 November 2023	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood	Release number 57555251
Change notification number 33-2023	Title Coronavirus Infection (PDF only, 378KB)	Update date 15 November 2023	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood	Release number 58565352
Change notification number 14-2023	Title Tissue and Organ Recipients (PDF only, 247KB)	Update date 4 July 2023	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood	Release number 56545150
Change notification number 23-2023	Title Liver Disease (PDF only, 246KB)	Update date 4 July 2023	Guidelines affected Bone marrow	Release number 51
Change notification number 24-2023	Title Surgery (PDF only, 238KB)	Update date 4 July 2023	Guidelines affected Bone marrow	Release number 51
Change notification number 25-2023	Title Tuberculosis (PDF only, 232KB)	Update date 4 July 2023	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood	Release number 56545150
Change notification number 13-2023	Title Mpox (Monkeypox) (PDF only, 313KB)	Update date 12 April 2023	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood	Release number 54525049