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 07-2022	Title Non-Contagious Diseases (PDF only, 139KB)	Update date 22 February 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 61
Change notification number 08-2022	Title Trying to Conceive (PDF only, 160KB)	Update date 22 February 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 61
Change notification number 01-2022	Title Coronavirus Infection (PDF only, 237KB)	Update date 20 January 2022	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 60
Change notification number 45-2021	Title Blood Safety Entry (PDF only, 147KB)	Update date 21 December 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 59
Change notification number 15-2021	Title Plasma Changes (PDF only, 634KB)	Update date 22 June 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 57
Change notification number 16-2021	Title Changes required for FAIR (PDF only, 823KB)	Update date 26 May 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 58
Change notification number 06-2021	Title Coronavirus Infection (PDF only, 507KB)	Update date 29 April 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 56
Change notification number 07-2021	Title Diabetes Mellitus (PDF only, 500KB)	Update date 29 April 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 56
Change notification number 08-2021	Title Hypercholesterolaemia (PDF only, 507KB)	Update date 29 April 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 56
Change notification number 51-2020	Title Clopidogrel (PDF only, 426KB)	Update date 21 January 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 55
Change notification number 52-2020	Title Cervical Carcinoma in situ (PDF only, 517KB)	Update date 21 January 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 55
Change notification number 53-2020	Title Haemochromatosis (PDF only, 516KB)	Update date 21 January 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 55
Change notification number 54-2020	Title Latent Tuberculosis (PDF only, 530KB)	Update date 21 January 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 55
Change notification number 55-2020	Title Tropical Virus (PDF only, 440KB)	Update date 21 January 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 55
Change notification number 56-2020	Title Sodium Valproate (PDF only, 528KB)	Update date 21 January 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 55
Change notification number 57-2020	Title Viral Haemorrhagic Fever (PDF only, 656KB)	Update date 21 January 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 55
Change notification number 58-2020	Title South American Trypanosomiasis (PDF only, 441KB)	Update date 21 January 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 55
Change notification number 69-2020	Title Animal Bites and Rabies (PDF only, 517KB)	Update date 21 January 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 55
Change notification number 70-2020	Title Drug Index (PDF only, 430KB)	Update date 21 January 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 55
Change notification number 71-2020	Title Body Piercing (PDF only, 518KB)	Update date 21 January 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 55
Change notification number 72-2020	Title Acitretin in Acne Psoriasis and Skin Disease (PDF only, 498KB)	Update date 21 January 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 55
Change notification number 04-2021	Title Coronavirus Vaccination (PDF only, 531KB)	Update date 19 January 2021	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 55
Change notification number 73-2020	Title COVID-19 Vaccine (PDF only, 552KB)	Update date 15 December 2020	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 54
Change notification number 64-2020	Title Coronavirus Infection (PDF only, 508KB)	Update date 12 November 2020	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 52
Change notification number 65-2020	Title Clinical Trials (PDF only, 469KB)	Update date 12 November 2020	Guidelines affected Whole blood	Release number 53