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 39-2023	Title Annex 7 (PDF only, 242KB)	Update date 2 November 2023	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 34-2023	Title France, Italy and Spain (WNV and Dengue) (PDF only, 2.69MB)	Update date 23 October 2023	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 16-2023	Title Red Book Updates Batch 2 (PDF only, 2.49MB)	Update date 4 September 2023	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 32-2023	Title France (WNV and Dengue) (PDF only, 574KB)	Update date 16 August 2023	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 14-2023	Title Tissue and Organ Recipients (PDF only, 247KB)	Update date 4 July 2023	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 23-2023	Title Liver Disease (PDF only, 246KB)	Update date 4 July 2023	Guidelines affected Bone marrow
Change notification number 24-2023	Title Surgery (PDF only, 238KB)	Update date 4 July 2023	Guidelines affected Bone marrow
Change notification number 25-2023	Title Tuberculosis (PDF only, 232KB)	Update date 4 July 2023	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 26-2023	Title Malaria (PDF only, 207KB)	Update date 4 July 2023	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 27-2023	Title Air Crew and Air Traffic Controllers (PDF only, 214KB)	Update date 4 July 2023	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 28-2023	Title Blood Safety Entry (PDF only, 156KB)	Update date 4 July 2023	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 29-2023	Title Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (PDF only, 169KB)	Update date 4 July 2023	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 12-2023	Title Tropical Viruses (PDF only, 201KB)	Update date 19 May 2023	Guidelines affected Whole bloodTissue (deceased)Tissue (live)
Change notification number 08-2023	Title Cuba (PDF only, 160KB)	Update date 9 May 2023	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 09-2023	Title Viral Haemorrhagic Fever (PDF only, 192KB)	Update date 9 May 2023	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 10-2023	Title Frequency of Donation (PDF only, 188KB)	Update date 9 May 2023	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 11-2023	Title Recurrent Thrombophlebitis (PDF only, 273KB)	Update date 9 May 2023	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 18-2023	Title HBV and Hepatitis of Unknown Cause (PDF only, 247KB)	Update date 9 May 2023	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 13-2023	Title Mpox (Monkeypox) (PDF only, 313KB)	Update date 12 April 2023	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 15-2023	Title Thrombosis and Thrombophilia (PDF only, 205KB)	Update date 12 April 2023	Guidelines affected Bone marrow
Change notification number 21-2023	Title Malaria (PDF only, 311KB)	Update date 12 April 2023	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrow
Change notification number 22-2023	Title Red Book Annex 3.5 (PDF only, 241KB)	Update date 12 April 2023	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 06-2023	Title Red Book Updates, Batch 1 (PDF only, 1.43MB)	Update date 13 February 2023	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 01-2023	Title France (PDF only, 502KB)	Update date 31 January 2023	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 02-2023	Title Dental Treatment and Xenotransplantation (PDF only, 312KB)	Update date 31 January 2023	Guidelines affected Whole blood