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 29-2019	Title Timor (PDF only, 376KB)	Update date 31 August 2019	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 30-2019	Title Tropical Virus Risks (PDF only, 382KB)	Update date 31 August 2019	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 12-2019	Title Hepatitis A (PDF only, 514KB)	Update date 27 August 2019	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 13-2019	Title Pre- and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV (PDF only, 470KB)	Update date 27 August 2019	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 14-2019	Title Tissue Safety Entry (PDF only, 484KB)	Update date 27 August 2019	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 15-2019	Title Viral Haemorrhagic Fever (PDF only, 476KB)	Update date 27 August 2019	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 17-2019	Title Complementary Therapy (PDF only, 450KB)	Update date 27 August 2019	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 18-2019	Title Eye Disease (PDF only, 443KB)	Update date 27 August 2019	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)
Change notification number 19-2019	Title Hepatitis C (PDF only, 510KB)	Update date 27 August 2019	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 20-2019	Title Inflammatory Bowel Disease (PDF only, 520KB)	Update date 27 August 2019	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 21-2019	Title Malignancy (PDF only, 530KB)	Update date 27 August 2019	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)
Change notification number 22-2019	Title Malignancy (PDF only, 476KB)	Update date 27 August 2019	Guidelines affected Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 23-2019	Title Sexually Transmitted Disease (PDF only, 472KB)	Update date 27 August 2019	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 31-2019	Title Laser Treatments (PDF only, 435KB)	Update date 27 August 2019	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)
Change notification number 32-2019	Title Ocular Surgery (PDF only, 552KB)	Update date 27 August 2019	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)
Change notification number 33-2019	Title France and Cyprus (PDF only, 491KB)	Update date 22 August 2019	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 01-2019	Title Hepatitis C (PDF only, 157KB)	Update date 9 April 2019	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 02-2019	Title Malignancy (PDF only, 139KB)	Update date 9 April 2019	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 03-2019	Title Pregnancy (PDF only, 130KB)	Update date 9 April 2019	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 04-2019	Title Pre- and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV (PDF only, 100KB)	Update date 9 April 2019	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 05-2019	Title Cape Verde (PDF only, 140KB)	Update date 9 April 2019	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 06-2019	Title Tropical Risk (PDF only, 84KB)	Update date 9 April 2019	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 07-2019	Title Blood Safety Entry (PDF only, 143KB)	Update date 9 April 2019	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 08-2019	Title Blood Safety Entry (PDF only, 142KB)	Update date 9 April 2019	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 09-2019	Title Cervical Carcinoma in Situ (PDF only, 83KB)	Update date 9 April 2019	Guidelines affected Whole blood