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 07-2005	Title MRSA (PDF only, 53KB)	Update date 20 October 2005	Guidelines affected Whole bloodTissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 02-2005	Title West Nile Virus (PDF only, 54KB)	Update date 20 July 2005	Guidelines affected Whole bloodTissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 03-2005	Title Malaria (PDF only, 58KB)	Update date 5 May 2005	Guidelines affected Whole bloodTissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 04-2005	Title Blood Transfusion Recipients (PDF only, 53KB)	Update date 5 May 2005	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)
Change notification number 01-2005	Title Malaria (PDF only, 70KB)	Update date 12 April 2005	Guidelines affected Whole bloodTissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood