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 29-2014	Title Change of BM-DSG title (PDF only, 29KB)	Update date 31 July 2014	Guidelines affected Bone marrow
Change notification number 30-2014	Title Haematological Disease (PDF only, 30KB)	Update date 31 July 2014	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 32-2014	Title Tissues Safety Entry (PDF only, 33KB)	Update date 31 July 2014	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 33-2014	Title Steroid Therapy (PDF only, 30KB)	Update date 31 July 2014	Guidelines affected Cord blood
Change notification number 34-2014	Title Homosexual and Bisexual Individuals (PDF only, 34KB)	Update date 31 July 2014	Guidelines affected Bone marrow
Change notification number 35-2014	Title Homosexual and Bisexual Individuals (PDF only, 33KB)	Update date 31 July 2014	Guidelines affected Cord blood
Change notification number 36-2014	Title Homosexual and Bisexual Individuals (PDF only, 38KB)	Update date 31 July 2014	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)
Change notification number 37-2014	Title Homosexual and Bisexual individuals (PDF only, 34KB)	Update date 31 July 2014	Guidelines affected Tissue (live)
Change notification number 38-2014	Title Sex Change (PDF only, 32KB)	Update date 31 July 2014	Guidelines affected Bone marrow
Change notification number 39-2014	Title Sex Change (PDF only, 33KB)	Update date 31 July 2014	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)
Change notification number 40-2014	Title Sex Change (PDF only, 30KB)	Update date 31 July 2014	Guidelines affected Tissue (live)
Change notification number 31-2014	Title Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) (PDF only, 30KB)	Update date 31 July 2014	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 27-2014	Title Chikungunya Virus (PDF only, 32KB)	Update date 8 July 2014	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 28-2014	Title Diego Garcia (PDF only, 29KB)	Update date 8 July 2014	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 20-2014	Title Central Nervous System Disease (PDF only, 34KB)	Update date 9 May 2014	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 22-2014	Title Kidney and Bladder Disease (PDF only, 41KB)	Update date 9 May 2014	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 23-2014	Title Osteopenia (PDF only, 29KB)	Update date 9 May 2014	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 24-2014	Title Vitamins and Other Nutritional Supplements (PDF only, 33KB)	Update date 9 May 2014	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 25-2014	Title Chapter 5 (PDF only, 46KB)	Update date 9 May 2014	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 26-2014	Title Chikungunya Virus (PDF only, 29KB)	Update date 9 May 2014	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 18-2014	Title Accept (PDF only, 30KB)	Update date 9 May 2014	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 19-2014	Title Autoimmune Disease (PDF only, 33KB)	Update date 9 May 2014	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 21-2014	Title Complementary Therapy (PDF only, 34KB)	Update date 9 May 2014	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 17-2014	Title Red Cells in Additive Solution, Leucocyte Depleted, Pathogen Reduced (PDF only, 44KB)	Update date 1 May 2014	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 02-2014	Title Acupuncture (PDF only, 29KB)	Update date 31 March 2014	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood