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 33-2022	Title Chapter 8 (PDF only, 740KB)	Update date 22 June 2022	Guidelines affected Red book
Change notification number 31-2022	Title Arrhythmias (PDF only, 130KB)	Update date 31 May 2022	Guidelines affected Bone marrow
Change notification number 34-2022	Title Diabetes Mellitus (PDF only, 88KB)	Update date 31 May 2022	Guidelines affected Bone marrow
Change notification number 35-2022	Title Animal Bite (PDF only, 92KB)	Update date 31 May 2022	Guidelines affected Cord blood
Change notification number 36-2022	Title Clopidogrel (PDF only, 81KB)	Update date 31 May 2022	Guidelines affected Bone marrow
Change notification number 37-2022	Title Malaria (PDF only, 138KB)	Update date 31 May 2022	Guidelines affected Cord blood
Change notification number 38-2022	Title Immunosuppression (PDF only, 149KB)	Update date 31 May 2022	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)
Change notification number 39-2022	Title Hepatitis B (PDF only, 160KB)	Update date 31 May 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 40-2022	Title Monkeypox (PDF only, 111KB)	Update date 31 May 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 41-2022	Title Monkeypox (PDF only, 133KB)	Update date 31 May 2022	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 18-2022	Title Congo (PDF only, 110KB)	Update date 26 April 2022	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 19-2022	Title Indwelling Shunts and Stents (PDF only, 183KB)	Update date 26 April 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 20-2022	Title Inflammatory Bowel Disease (PDF only, 142KB)	Update date 26 April 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 21-2022	Title Tropical Disease (PDF only, 242KB)	Update date 26 April 2022	Guidelines affected Whole bloodTissue (deceased)Tissue (live)
Change notification number 22-2022	Title Appendix 4 (PDF only, 247KB)	Update date 26 April 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 23-2022	Title Viral Haemorrhagic Fever (PDF only, 100KB)	Update date 26 April 2022	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 24-2022	Title China (PDF only, 83KB)	Update date 26 April 2022	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 25-2022	Title Narcolepsy (PDF only, 160KB)	Update date 26 April 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 26-2022	Title Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (PDF only, 135KB)	Update date 26 April 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 27-2022	Title Conn's Syndrome (PDF only, 156KB)	Update date 26 April 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 28-2022	Title Body Piercing (PDF only, 131KB)	Update date 26 April 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 32-2022	Title Netherlands (PDF only, 82KB)	Update date 26 April 2022	Guidelines affected Geographical index
Change notification number 29-2022	Title Coronavirus (PDF only, 191KB)	Update date 7 April 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood
Change notification number 30-2022	Title Coronavirus Infection (PDF only, 239KB)	Update date 7 April 2022	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood
Change notification number 13-2022	Title Infertility (PDF only, 137KB)	Update date 16 March 2022	Guidelines affected Tissue (deceased)Tissue (live)Bone marrowCord blood