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 20-2020	Title Granulocytes Apheresis (PDF only, 391KB)	Update date 21 April 2020	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 21-2020	Title Annex 5 Components for Contingency Use (PDF only, 389KB)	Update date 21 April 2020	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 22-2020	Title Red Cells in Additive Solution, Leucocyte Depleted, Extended Shelf-Life (PDF only, 499KB)	Update date 21 April 2020	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 15-2020	Title Coronavirus Infection (PDF only, 520KB)	Update date 23 March 2020	Guidelines affected Bone marrow
Change notification number 16-2020	Title Coronavirus Infection (PDF only, 540KB)	Update date 23 March 2020	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)
Change notification number 17-2020	Title Coronavirus Infection (PDF only, 536KB)	Update date 23 March 2020	Guidelines affected Tissue (live)Cord blood
Change notification number 14-2020	Title Removal of Coronavirus Risk and Airport stopovers (PDF only, 459KB)	Update date 20 March 2020	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 13-2020	Title Coronavirus Infection (PDF only, 557KB)	Update date 18 March 2020	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 12-2020	Title Italy (PDF only, 439KB)	Update date 9 March 2020	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 11-2020	Title Coronavirus (PDF only, 566KB)	Update date 26 February 2020	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 09-2020	Title Coronavirus Infection (PDF only, 520KB)	Update date 24 February 2020	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 10-2020	Title Coronavirus Infection (PDF only, 523KB)	Update date 24 February 2020	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 03-2020	Title Coronavirus (PDF only, 535KB)	Update date 23 February 2020	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 07-2020	Title Airport Stopovers (PDF only, 453KB)	Update date 17 February 2020	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 08-2020	Title Coronavirus Infection (PDF only, 524KB)	Update date 17 February 2020	Guidelines affected Whole bloodTissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 06-2020	Title Coronavirus (PDF only, 369KB)	Update date 7 February 2020	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 04-2020	Title China (PDF only, 627KB)	Update date 23 January 2020	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 05-2020	Title Coronavirus (PDF only, 534KB)	Update date 23 January 2020	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 34-2019	Title Platelets in Plasma and Additive Solution for Neonatal Use, Leucocyte Depleted (PDF only, 182KB)	Update date 26 November 2019	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 16-2019	Title Surgery (PDF only, 509KB)	Update date 21 October 2019	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)
Change notification number 24-2019	Title Oman (PDF only, 476KB)	Update date 31 August 2019	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 25-2019	Title United States of America (PDF only, 469KB)	Update date 31 August 2019	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 26-2019	Title Familial Pseudohyperkalaemia (PDF only, 443KB)	Update date 31 August 2019	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 27-2019	Title Palpitations and Arrhythmias (PDF only, 457KB)	Update date 31 August 2019	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 28-2019	Title Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (PDF only, 397KB)	Update date 31 August 2019	Guidelines affected Geographical index