Updates

The following table lists all updates to the Guidelines for the Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services in the UK (Red Book) and its constituent Donor Selection Guidelines (DSGs).

For updates specific to each set of guidelines, see the relevant Updates page:

• Geographical Disease Risk Index
• Whole blood and components
• Tissue (deceased donors)
• Tissue (live donors)
• Bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cells
• Cord blood
• 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. For changes pending publication, see Upcoming changes to the guidelines.

The implementation of these guideline changes is the responsibility of each UKBTS and may vary accordingly.

Change number	Title	Updated	Guidelines affected
Change notification number 56-2020	Title Sodium Valproate (PDF only, 528KB)	Update date 21 January 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 57-2020	Title Viral Haemorrhagic Fever (PDF only, 656KB)	Update date 21 January 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 58-2020	Title South American Trypanosomiasis (PDF only, 441KB)	Update date 21 January 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 59-2020	Title Venezuela (PDF only, 453KB)	Update date 21 January 2021	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 68-2020	Title Tropical Virus Risk (PDF only, 369KB)	Update date 21 January 2021	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 69-2020	Title Animal Bites and Rabies (PDF only, 517KB)	Update date 21 January 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 70-2020	Title Drug Index (PDF only, 430KB)	Update date 21 January 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 71-2020	Title Body Piercing (PDF only, 518KB)	Update date 21 January 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 72-2020	Title Acitretin in Acne Psoriasis and Skin Disease (PDF only, 498KB)	Update date 21 January 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 04-2021	Title Coronavirus Vaccination (PDF only, 531KB)	Update date 19 January 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 05-2021	Title COVID-19 Vaccine (PDF only, 522KB)	Update date 19 January 2021	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 03-2021	Title Chapter 21 (PDF only, 367KB)	Update date 12 January 2021	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 73-2020	Title COVID-19 Vaccine (PDF only, 552KB)	Update date 15 December 2020	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 74-2020	Title COVID-19 Vaccine (PDF only, 552KB)	Update date 15 December 2020	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 66-2020	Title Convalescent Plasma COVID-19 FFP, Leucocyte Depleted (PDF only, 435KB)	Update date 17 November 2020	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 67-2020	Title Convalescent Plasma COVID-19 FFP Neonates and infants, Leucocyte Depleted (PDF only, 494KB)	Update date 17 November 2020	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 64-2020	Title Coronavirus Infection (PDF only, 508KB)	Update date 12 November 2020	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 65-2020	Title Clinical Trials (PDF only, 469KB)	Update date 12 November 2020	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 63-2020	Title Netherlands (PDF only, 488KB)	Update date 10 November 2020	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 35-2020	Title Whole Blood, Leucocyte Depleted, For Clinical Studies (PDF only, 479KB)	Update date 26 October 2020	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 62-2020	Title Netherlands (PDF only, 519KB)	Update date 20 October 2020	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 42-2020	Title Tamoxifen (PDF only, 503KB)	Update date 7 October 2020	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 43-2020	Title Infection Chronic (PDF only, 451KB)	Update date 7 October 2020	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 44-2020	Title South American Trypanosomiasis Risk (PDF only, 470KB)	Update date 7 October 2020	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 45-2020	Title Transfusion (PDF only, 566KB)	Update date 7 October 2020	Guidelines affected Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood