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 09-2012	Title Pregnancy (PDF only, 42KB)	Update date 9 May 2012	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 10-2012	Title Dermatitis (PDF only, 41KB)	Update date 9 May 2012	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 11-2012	Title Skin Disease (PDF only, 45KB)	Update date 9 May 2012	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 12-2012	Title Cardiovascular Disease (PDF only, 41KB)	Update date 9 May 2012	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 13-2012	Title Cardiac Surgery (PDF only, 39KB)	Update date 9 May 2012	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 14-2012	Title Malaria (PDF only, 39KB)	Update date 9 May 2012	Guidelines affected Whole bloodGeographical index
Change notification number 15-2012	Title Acne (PDF only, 38KB)	Update date 6 May 2012	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 16-2012	Title Pregnancy (PDF only, 38KB)	Update date 6 May 2012	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrow
Change notification number 17-2012	Title Psoriasis (PDF only, 38KB)	Update date 6 May 2012	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 18-2012	Title Toxoplasmosis (PDF only, 41KB)	Update date 6 May 2012	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 03-2012	Title West Nile Virus (PDF only, 38KB)	Update date 5 March 2012	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 05-2012	Title West Nile Virus (PDF only, 38KB)	Update date 5 March 2012	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 04-2012	Title West Nile Virus (PDF only, 34KB)	Update date 22 February 2012	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 01-2012	Title Storage temperature of frozen plasma components (PDF only, 36KB)	Update date 14 February 2012	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 02-2012	Title Thawing temperature of frozen plasma components (PDF only, 38KB)	Update date 14 February 2012	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 22-2011	Title Donor Weight (PDF only, 52KB)	Update date 9 December 2011	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 23-2011	Title Cardiovascular Disease (PDF only, 38KB)	Update date 9 December 2011	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 24-2011	Title Surgery (PDF only, 38KB)	Update date 9 December 2011	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 25-2011	Title XMRV (PDF only, 34KB)	Update date 9 December 2011	Guidelines affected Whole bloodTissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 26-2011	Title Hepatitis C (PDF only, 37KB)	Update date 9 December 2011	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 27-2011	Title Hepatitis C (PDF only, 41KB)	Update date 9 December 2011	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 20-2011	Title Porphyria (PDF only, 44KB)	Update date 1 December 2011	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 21-2011	Title Immunosuppression (PDF only, 39KB)	Update date 1 December 2011	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)
Change notification number 18-2011	Title West Nile Virus (PDF only, 41KB)	Update date 18 October 2011	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 19-2011	Title West Nile Virus (PDF only, 34KB)	Update date 18 October 2011	Guidelines affected Geographical index