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 15-2007	Title Airport Stopovers (PDF only, 84KB)	Update date 15 October 2007	Guidelines affected Whole bloodTissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord bloodGeographical index
Change notification number 12-2007	Title Tissue and Organ Recipients (PDF only, 82KB)	Update date 10 October 2007	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 13-2007	Title Hepatitis C (PDF only, 83KB)	Update date 10 October 2007	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 14-2007	Title Jaundice (PDF only, 82KB)	Update date 10 October 2007	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 11-2007	Title Hepatitis of Unknown Origin (PDF only, 82KB)	Update date 3 October 2007	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 07-2007	Title Malaria (PDF only, 79KB)	Update date 28 September 2007	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 08-2007	Title West Nile Virus (PDF only, 79KB)	Update date 28 September 2007	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 09-2007	Title West Nile Virus (PDF only, 84KB)	Update date 28 September 2007	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 10-2007	Title Frequency of Donation (PDF only, 80KB)	Update date 28 September 2007	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 05-2007	Title Chikungunya Virus (PDF only, 84KB)	Update date 24 September 2007	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 06-2007	Title Chikungunya Virus (PDF only, 84KB)	Update date 24 September 2007	Guidelines affected Whole bloodTissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 04-2007	Title Methylene Blue Treated and Removed FFP Non-UK (PDF only, 81KB)	Update date 20 September 2007	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 03-2007	Title vCJD wording on blood component labels (PDF only, 46KB)	Update date 17 May 2007	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 01-2007	Title Age (PDF only, 176KB)	Update date 12 March 2007	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 02-2007	Title Replacement of Travel Index appendix (PDF only, 174KB)	Update date 12 March 2007	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 18-2006	Title Disabled Donor (PDF only, 343KB)	Update date 13 December 2006	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 19-2006	Title Communication Difficulties (PDF only, 342KB)	Update date 13 December 2006	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 20-2006	Title Malaria (PDF only, 174KB)	Update date 13 December 2006	Guidelines affected Whole bloodTissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord bloodGeographical index
Change notification number 17-2006	Title Malaria (PDF only, 58KB)	Update date 5 October 2006	Guidelines affected Whole bloodTissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 04-2006	Title Age (PDF only, 52KB)	Update date 18 August 2006	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)
Change notification number 16-2006	Title Platelets in Additive Solution and Plasma (PDF only, 61KB)	Update date 17 August 2006	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 05-2006	Title Cryoprecipitate, Pooled, Leucocyte Depleted (PDF only, 62KB)	Update date 17 July 2006	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 14-2006	Title Malaria (PDF only, 49KB)	Update date 4 July 2006	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 15-2006	Title Chikungunya Virus (PDF only, 76KB)	Update date 4 July 2006	Guidelines affected Whole bloodTissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 02-2006	Title Multiple Sclerosis (PDF only, 49KB)	Update date 24 April 2006	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood