Updates

The following table lists all updates to Edition 203 of the Whole Blood and Components Donor Selection Guidelines (WB‑DSG). 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. The implementation of these guideline changes is the responsibility of each UKBTS and may vary accordingly.

For changes pending publication, see Upcoming changes to the guidelines.

Change number	Title	Updated	Guidelines affected	Release
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	Release number 71
Change notification number 06-2024	Title HAV and B19 (PDF only, 275KB)	Update date 18 April 2024	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 70
Change notification number 09-2024	Title Transgender and Non-Binary Donors (PDF only, 381KB)	Update date 18 April 2024	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 70
Change notification number 27-2023	Title Air Crew and Air Traffic Controllers (PDF only, 214KB)	Update date 4 July 2023	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 69
Change notification number 28-2023	Title Blood Safety Entry (PDF only, 156KB)	Update date 4 July 2023	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 69
Change notification number 29-2023	Title Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (PDF only, 169KB)	Update date 4 July 2023	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 69
Change notification number 12-2023	Title Tropical Viruses (PDF only, 201KB)	Update date 19 May 2023	Guidelines affected Whole bloodTissue (deceased)Tissue (live)	Release number 685553
Change notification number 10-2023	Title Frequency of Donation (PDF only, 188KB)	Update date 9 May 2023	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 68
Change notification number 11-2023	Title Recurrent Thrombophlebitis (PDF only, 273KB)	Update date 9 May 2023	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 68
Change notification number 18-2023	Title HBV and Hepatitis of Unknown Cause (PDF only, 247KB)	Update date 9 May 2023	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 68
Change notification number 02-2023	Title Dental Treatment and Xenotransplantation (PDF only, 312KB)	Update date 31 January 2023	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 67
Change notification number 03-2023	Title Donor Weight (PDF only, 227KB)	Update date 31 January 2023	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 67
Change notification number 04-2023	Title Mpox (PDF only, 301KB)	Update date 31 January 2023	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 67
Change notification number 56-2022	Title Air Crew Air Traffic Control (PDF only, 162KB)	Update date 18 October 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 66
Change notification number 57-2022	Title Thrombosis and Thrombophilia (PDF only, 110KB)	Update date 18 October 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 66
Change notification number 58-2022	Title Liver Disease (PDF only, 234KB)	Update date 18 October 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 66
Change notification number 59-2022	Title Platelet Count (PDF only, 167KB)	Update date 18 October 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 66
Change notification number 43-2022	Title Addiction and Drug Abuse (PDF only, 96KB)	Update date 30 August 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 65
Change notification number 44-2022	Title Sleep Apnoea (PDF only, 141KB)	Update date 30 August 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 65
Change notification number 45-2022	Title Surgery (PDF only, 124KB)	Update date 30 August 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 65
Change notification number 46-2022	Title Coronavirus Infection (PDF only, 217KB)	Update date 30 August 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 65
Change notification number 48-2022	Title Hepatitis of Unknown Cause (PDF only, 105KB)	Update date 30 August 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 65
Change notification number 49-2022	Title Table of Immunisations (PDF only, 174KB)	Update date 30 August 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 65
Change notification number 39-2022	Title Hepatitis B (PDF only, 160KB)	Update date 31 May 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 64
Change notification number 40-2022	Title Monkeypox (PDF only, 111KB)	Update date 31 May 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 64