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 22-2024	Title Upper age limit for returning donors (PDF only, 126KB)	Update date 31 July 2024	Guidelines affected Whole bloodRed book
Change notification number 24-2024	Title Yellow Fever and Dengue Risk in the GDRI (PDF only, 229KB)	Update date 31 July 2024	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 25-2024	Title Dental Treatment (PDF only, 112KB)	Update date 31 July 2024	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 26-2024	Title Faints (PDF only, 110KB)	Update date 31 July 2024	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 41-2024	Title Malaria risk in Costa Rica (PDF only, 57KB)	Update date 31 July 2024	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 42-2024	Title Dengue in France (PDF only, 426KB)	Update date 31 July 2024	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 29-2024	Title Human Plasma for Fractionation (PDF only, 171KB)	Update date 17 May 2024	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 07-2024	Title Immunosuppression (PDF only, 443KB)	Update date 2 May 2024	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 08-2024	Title Relaxation of Travel Criteria for Plasmapheresis Donors (PDF only, 291KB)	Update date 2 May 2024	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 05-2024	Title Red Book Chapter 21 and Annex 7 (PDF only, 364KB)	Update date 18 April 2024	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 06-2024	Title HAV and B19 (PDF only, 275KB)	Update date 18 April 2024	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 09-2024	Title Transgender and Non-Binary Donors (PDF only, 381KB)	Update date 18 April 2024	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 10-2024	Title Coronavirus Vaccination (PDF only, 311KB)	Update date 18 April 2024	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 11-2024	Title Cerebrovascular Disease and CNS Disease (PDF only, 226KB)	Update date 18 April 2024	Guidelines affected Bone marrow
Change notification number 12-2024	Title Ankylosing Spondylitis and Eye Disease (PDF only, 233KB)	Update date 18 April 2024	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)
Change notification number 13-2024	Title Tropical Viruses (PDF only, 174KB)	Update date 18 April 2024	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrow
Change notification number 23-2024	Title Sexually Transmitted Disease (PDF only, 180KB)	Update date 18 April 2024	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)
Change notification number 04-2024	Title Updates in the GDRI (PDF only, 289KB)	Update date 4 April 2024	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 03-2024	Title Red Book Updates Batch 3 (PDF only, 2.29MB)	Update date 13 March 2024	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 02-2024	Title Tropical Virus Risks in the GDRI (PDF only, 1.11MB)	Update date 5 February 2024	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 01-2024	Title Coronavirus Infection (PDF only, 178KB)	Update date 29 January 2024	Guidelines affected Bone marrow
Change notification number 35-2023	Title Eye Disease (PDF only, 219KB)	Update date 29 January 2024	Guidelines affected Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 36-2023	Title Adrenal Failure (PDF only, 196KB)	Update date 29 January 2024	Guidelines affected Bone marrow
Change notification number 37-2023	Title Gout (PDF only, 164KB)	Update date 29 January 2024	Guidelines affected Bone marrow
Change notification number 38-2023	Title Splenectomy and ITP (PDF only, 208KB)	Update date 29 January 2024	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)