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 43-2016	Title Uruguay (PDF only, 97KB)	Update date 19 September 2016	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 36-2016	Title Blood Safety Leaflet (PDF only, 96KB)	Update date 1 September 2016	Guidelines affected Whole bloodTissue (deceased)
Change notification number 35-2016	Title Tropical Viruses (PDF only, 107KB)	Update date 16 August 2016	Guidelines affected Whole blood
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 24-2016	Title Endoscopy (PDF only, 100KB)	Update date 13 July 2016	Guidelines affected Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 25-2016	Title Fibromyalgia (PDF only, 99KB)	Update date 13 July 2016	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)
Change notification number 26-2016	Title Necrotising Fasciitis (PDF only, 97KB)	Update date 13 July 2016	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)
Change notification number 27-2016	Title Osteogenesis Imperfecta (PDF only, 98KB)	Update date 13 July 2016	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)
Change notification number 28-2016	Title Severe Exercise Intolerance Disease (PDF only, 97KB)	Update date 13 July 2016	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 29-2016	Title Xenotransplantation (PDF only, 103KB)	Update date 13 July 2016	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
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 18-2016	Title Acne (PDF only, 96KB)	Update date 7 June 2016	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 19-2016	Title Disabled donor (PDF only, 109KB)	Update date 7 June 2016	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 20-2016	Title High Haemoglobin (PDF only, 106KB)	Update date 7 June 2016	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 21-2016	Title Immunoglobulin (PDF only, 106KB)	Update date 7 June 2016	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 22-2016	Title Previous Malaria Risk (PDF only, 115KB)	Update date 7 June 2016	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 23-2016	Title Chapter 21 (PDF only, 97KB)	Update date 5 May 2016	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 30-2016	Title Tropical Virus Risk (PDF only, 109KB)	Update date 5 May 2016	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 16-2016	Title FFP, Leucocyte Depleted (PDF only, 107KB)	Update date 29 March 2016	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 17-2016	Title Tropical Virus Risk (PDF only, 147KB)	Update date 29 March 2016	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 12-2016	Title Chapter 9 (PDF only, 198KB)	Update date 17 March 2016	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 11-2016	Title Viral Haemorrhagic Fever (PDF only, 30KB)	Update date 18 February 2016	Guidelines affected Whole bloodTissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 13-2016	Title Tropical Viruses (PDF only, 103KB)	Update date 28 January 2016	Guidelines affected Cord blood