Position statements

Position statements are reviewed by the relevant Standing Advisory Committee on a regular basis or whenever significant changes are identified.

Title Updated
Blood donation and genetic haemochromatosis (PDF only, 90KB) 17 February 2026
Blood donor selection to minimise risk of TTI infectious agents (PDF only, 276KB) 1 June 2020
BSQR and EDQM Blood Guide (PDF only, 130KB) 16 June 2026
Calcium abnormalities and apheresis donation (PDF only, 401KB) 1 June 2017
Changing whole blood donation frequency in response to blood shortages (PDF only, 147KB) 1 December 2024
Chikungunya Virus (PDF only, 95KB) 26 January 2026
Collection of plasma for fractionation from donors who are anti-HBc positive (PDF only, 98KB) 20 April 2026
COVID-19 vaccines and blood transfusion (including pre-deposit autologous and directed donations) (PDF only, 101KB) 1 September 2024
Dengue virus (PDF only, 129KB) 1 September 2024
Ebola virus (PDF only, 96KB) 1 September 2025
Eligibility of blood donors undergoing acupuncture (PDF only, 139KB) 11 August 2026
Estimated residual risk for HBV, HCV and HIV (PDF only, 229KB) 20 April 2026
Granulocyte therapy (PDF only, 773KB) 1 March 2021
Guidance for the addition and removal of an infectious disease risk entry in the GDRI (PDF only, 110KB) 12 September 2025
H5N1 or H5Nx Zoonotic Influenza A (PDF only, 86KB) 1 September 2025
Hantavirus (PDF only, 152KB) 18 May 2026
Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) (PDF only, 135KB) 1 October 2023
Mpox (PDF only, 140KB) 28 July 2026
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) (PDF only, 116KB) 1 May 2023
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (PDF only, 100KB) 20 April 2026
Surveillance: preparedness for emerging infectious agents (PDF only, 346KB) 17 March 2026
The relationship between JPAC and SaBTO (PDF only, 87KB) 22 December 2025
Transgender and non-binary donors (PDF only, 234KB) 17 September 2026
Usutu virus (PDF only, 130KB) 1 September 2025
Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) (PDF only, 246KB) 26 January 2026
West Nile Virus (WNV) (PDF only, 149KB) 28 July 2026
X-ray Irradiation of blood components (PDF only, 494KB) 1 June 2020
Zika virus (PDF only, 119KB) 1 September 2023