Updates

The following table lists all updates to the Guidelines for the Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services in the UK (Red Book). The linked Change Notification documents were 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.

For changes pending publication, see Upcoming changes to the guidelines.

Change number	Title	Updated	Guidelines affected
Change notification number 01-2017	Title Chapter 11 Reagents Manufacture (PDF only, 106KB)	Update date 27 January 2017	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 02-2017	Title Chapter 17 and Chapter 18 (PDF only, 114KB)	Update date 27 January 2017	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 32-2016	Title Extended storage of frozen red cells (PDF only, 99KB)	Update date 15 August 2016	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 33-2016	Title Removal of red cells from a controlled temperature (PDF only, 112KB)	Update date 15 August 2016	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 34-2016	Title Upper limit of pH in platelets (PDF only, 107KB)	Update date 15 August 2016	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 31-2016	Title Liquid Plasma, Leucocyte Depleted (PDF only, 118KB)	Update date 20 June 2016	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 23-2016	Title Chapter 21 (PDF only, 97KB)	Update date 5 May 2016	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 16-2016	Title FFP, Leucocyte Depleted (PDF only, 107KB)	Update date 29 March 2016	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 12-2016	Title Chapter 9 (PDF only, 198KB)	Update date 17 March 2016	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 30-2015	Title Red Cells, Washed, Leucocyte Depleted (PDF only, 37KB)	Update date 14 December 2015	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 29-2015	Title Hepatitis E (PDF only, 34KB)	Update date 2 December 2015	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 18-2015	Title Interuptions to platelet agitation (PDF only, 38KB)	Update date 9 September 2015	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 19-2015	Title Platelets in Additive Solution and Plasma, Leucocyte Depleted (PDF only, 39KB)	Update date 9 September 2015	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 20-2015	Title Specific gravity of blood components (PDF only, 30KB)	Update date 9 September 2015	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 21-2015	Title Leucodepletion of blood components concessionary release (PDF only, 32KB)	Update date 9 September 2015	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 22-2015	Title Concessionary release limits for selected components (PDF only, 34KB)	Update date 9 September 2015	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 23-2015	Title Chapter 9 (PDF only, 156KB)	Update date 9 September 2015	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 01-2015	Title Identification of Haemoglobin S negative units (PDF only, 50KB)	Update date 20 January 2015	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 25-2014	Title Chapter 5 (PDF only, 46KB)	Update date 9 May 2014	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 17-2014	Title Red Cells in Additive Solution, Leucocyte Depleted, Pathogen Reduced (PDF only, 44KB)	Update date 1 May 2014	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 15-2013	Title Chapter 3 Appendix 1 (PDF only, 41KB)	Update date 31 December 2013	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 16-2013	Title 8th edition of the Red Book errata (PDF only, 45KB)	Update date 31 December 2013	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 17-2013	Title Shelf-life of FFP, cryoprecipitate, crydepleted plasma and methlyene blue treated FFP (PDF only, 38KB)	Update date 31 December 2013	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 11-2013	Title Cryoprecipitate, Pooled, Methylene Blue Treated and Removed, Leucocyte Depleted (PDF only, 47KB)	Update date 28 June 2013	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 12-2013	Title Platelets in Additive Solution and Plasma, Leucocyte Depleted, Pathogen Reduced (PDF only, 47KB)	Update date 28 June 2013	Guidelines affected Red book