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 11-2010	Title Chapter 23 (PDF only, 48KB)	Update date 9 November 2010	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 06-2010	Title Chapter 14 (PDF only, 56KB)	Update date 1 June 2010	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 07-2010	Title Granulocytes, Pooled, Buffy Coat Derived, in Platelet Additive Solution and Plasma (PDF only, 48KB)	Update date 18 January 2010	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 01-2010	Title Chapter 8 (PDF only, 55KB)	Update date 14 January 2010	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 23-2009	Title Chapter 12 (PDF only, 57KB)	Update date 5 October 2009	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 17-2009	Title Red Cells in Additive Solution for Neonates and Infants, Leucocyte Depleted (PDF only, 43KB)	Update date 29 July 2009	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 16-2009	Title Chapter 13 (PDF only, 38KB)	Update date 16 July 2009	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 12-2009	Title Apheresis donation in young and first-time donors (PDF only, 98KB)	Update date 3 June 2009	Guidelines affected Whole bloodRed book
Change notification number 13-2009	Title Chapter 4 (PDF only, 38KB)	Update date 19 May 2009	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 08-2009	Title Age (PDF only, 63KB)	Update date 11 May 2009	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 09-2009	Title Chapter 22 (PDF only, 64KB)	Update date 11 May 2009	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 10-2009	Title Chapter 22 (PDF only, 69KB)	Update date 11 May 2009	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 04-2009	Title Chapter 8 (PDF only, 66KB)	Update date 10 February 2009	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 05-2009	Title Chapters 25 and 28 (PDF only, 81KB)	Update date 10 February 2009	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 06-2009	Title Chapter 8 (PDF only, 70KB)	Update date 10 February 2009	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 07-2009	Title Chapter 8 (PDF only, 71KB)	Update date 10 February 2009	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 03-2009	Title Chapter 8 (PDF only, 65KB)	Update date 6 February 2009	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 02-2009	Title Annex 1 (PDF only, 63KB)	Update date 21 January 2009	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 01-2009	Title Components Suitable For Use in Intrauterine Transfusion (PDF only, 72KB)	Update date 20 January 2009	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 06-2008	Title Chapter 5 (PDF only, 168KB)	Update date 19 August 2008	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 04-2008	Title Platelets, Suspended in Additive Solution, Lecuocyte Depleted (PDF only, 79KB)	Update date 21 July 2008	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 17-2007	Title Annex 1 (PDF only, 78KB)	Update date 22 November 2007	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 16-2007	Title Post-thaw shelf life of Methylene Blue Treated Fresh Frozen Plasma (PDF only, 51KB)	Update date 12 November 2007	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 04-2007	Title Methylene Blue Treated and Removed FFP Non-UK (PDF only, 81KB)	Update date 20 September 2007	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 03-2007	Title vCJD wording on blood component labels (PDF only, 46KB)	Update date 17 May 2007	Guidelines affected Red book