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 03-2014	Title Alitretinoin (PDF only, 47KB)	Update date 31 March 2014	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 04-2014	Title Body Piercing (PDF only, 31KB)	Update date 31 March 2014	Guidelines affected Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 05-2014	Title Central Nervous System Disease (PDF only, 38KB)	Update date 31 March 2014	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 06-2014	Title Hepatitis B (PDF only, 33KB)	Update date 31 March 2014	Guidelines affected Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 07-2014	Title Hepatitis B (PDF only, 38KB)	Update date 31 March 2014	Guidelines affected Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 08-2014	Title Hepatitis of Unknown Origin (PDF only, 36KB)	Update date 31 March 2014	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 09-2014	Title Infection Acute (PDF only, 34KB)	Update date 31 March 2014	Guidelines affected Cord blood
Change notification number 10-2014	Title Kidney Disease (PDF only, 34KB)	Update date 31 March 2014	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 11-2014	Title Malignancy (PDF only, 42KB)	Update date 31 March 2014	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 12-2014	Title Mental Health Problems (PDF only, 33KB)	Update date 31 March 2014	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 13-2014	Title Sarcoidosis (PDF only, 34KB)	Update date 31 March 2014	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 14-2014	Title Trypanosomiasis (PDF only, 38KB)	Update date 31 March 2014	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 15-2014	Title Typhoid and Paratyphoid (PDF only, 34KB)	Update date 31 March 2014	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 16-2014	Title Weight (PDF only, 34KB)	Update date 31 March 2014	Guidelines affected Bone marrow
Change notification number 01-2012	Title Chikungunya Virus (PDF only, 30KB)	Update date 27 January 2014	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 18-2013	Title Malignancy (PDF only, 38KB)	Update date 3 January 2014	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 15-2013	Title Chapter 3 Appendix 1 (PDF only, 41KB)	Update date 31 December 2013	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 16-2013	Title 8th edition of the Red Book errata (PDF only, 45KB)	Update date 31 December 2013	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 17-2013	Title Shelf-life of FFP, cryoprecipitate, crydepleted plasma and methlyene blue treated FFP (PDF only, 38KB)	Update date 31 December 2013	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 20-2013	Title Skin Disease and Dermatitis (PDF only, 42KB)	Update date 17 December 2013	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 21-2013	Title South American Trypanosomiasis (PDF only, 33KB)	Update date 17 December 2013	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 22-2013	Title Surgery (PDF only, 33KB)	Update date 17 December 2013	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 14-2013	Title West Nile Virus (PDF only, 35KB)	Update date 28 August 2013	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 11-2013	Title Cryoprecipitate, Pooled, Methylene Blue Treated and Removed, Leucocyte Depleted (PDF only, 47KB)	Update date 28 June 2013	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 12-2013	Title Platelets in Additive Solution and Plasma, Leucocyte Depleted, Pathogen Reduced (PDF only, 47KB)	Update date 28 June 2013	Guidelines affected Red book