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# 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 are 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.

Change number | Title | Updated | Guidelines affected | Release
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Change notification number 05-2026 | Title Bleeding Disorder (PDF only, 283KB) | Update date 17 February 2026 | Guidelines affected Whole blood | Release number 79
Change notification number 06-2026 | Title Transgender and Non-Binary Individuals (PDF only, 210KB) | Update date 17 February 2026 | Guidelines affected Whole blood | Release number 79
Change notification number 07-2026 | Title Testosterone Replacement Therapy (PDF only, 339KB) | Update date 17 February 2026 | Guidelines affected Whole blood | Release number 79
Change notification number 26-2025 | Title Weight Loss Medication (PDF only, 296KB) | Update date 28 August 2025 | Guidelines affected Whole blood | Release number 78
Change notification number 27-2025 | Title Deferral after HAV, HBV and JEV vaccines (PDF only, 371KB) | Update date 28 August 2025 | Guidelines affected Whole blood | Release number 78
Change notification number 28-2025 | Title Hepatitis C (PDF only, 254KB) | Update date 28 August 2025 | Guidelines affected Whole blood | Release number 78
Change notification number 29-2025 | Title Accept and PCOS (PDF only, 342KB) | Update date 28 August 2025 | Guidelines affected Whole blood | Release number 78
Change notification number 13-2025 | Title Injectable Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention (PDF only, 279KB) | Update date 18 July 2025 | Guidelines affected Whole blood | Release number 77
Change notification number 14-2025 | Title Interpreters (PDF only, 381KB) | Update date 18 July 2025 | Guidelines affected Whole blood Red book | Release number 77 None
Change notification number 06-2025 | Title Endoscopy (PDF only, 196KB) | Update date 30 April 2025 | Guidelines affected Whole blood | Release number 76
Change notification number 07-2025 | Title Memorial Tattoos (PDF only, 174KB) | Update date 30 April 2025 | Guidelines affected Whole blood | Release number 76
Change notification number 08-2025 | Title Topical Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) (PDF only, 176KB) | Update date 30 April 2025 | Guidelines affected Whole blood | Release number 76
Change notification number 09-2025 | Title Table of Immunisations (PDF only, 578KB) | Update date 30 April 2025 | Guidelines affected Whole blood Tissue (live)Tissue (deceased)Cord blood Bone marrow | Release number 76 60 63 55 57
Change notification number 03-2025 | Title Hepatitis C testing of donors transfused before 1996 (IBI update) (PDF only, 211KB) | Update date 17 February 2025 | Guidelines affected Whole blood | Release number 75
Change notification number 46-2024 | Title COVID-19 vaccination (PDF only, 288KB) | Update date 26 November 2024 | Guidelines affected Whole blood | Release number 74
Change notification number 47-2024 | Title Topical Anti-Androgens (PDF only, 175KB) | Update date 26 November 2024 | Guidelines affected Whole blood | Release number 74
Change notification number 48-2024 | Title Haemolytic Anaemia (PDF only, 238KB) | Update date 26 November 2024 | Guidelines affected Whole blood | Release number 74
Change notification number 49-2024 | Title Monoclonal Antibody Therapies (PDF only, 264KB) | Update date 26 November 2024 | Guidelines affected Whole blood | Release number 74
Change notification number 51-2024 | Title Migraine and Topiramate (PDF only, 224KB) | Update date 26 November 2024 | Guidelines affected Whole blood | Release number 74
Change notification number 27-2024 | Title Platelet Disorders (PDF only, 152KB) | Update date 7 October 2024 | Guidelines affected Whole blood | Release number 73
Change notification number 30-2024 | Title Cerebrovascular Disease and Intracranial Haemorrhage (PDF only, 227KB) | Update date 7 October 2024 | Guidelines affected Whole blood | Release number 73
Change notification number 43-2024 | Title Links to Immunodeficiency entry in WB-DSG (PDF only, 111KB) | Update date 7 October 2024 | Guidelines affected Whole blood | Release number 73
Change notification number 14-2024 | Title Fertility (PDF only, 136KB) | Update date 31 July 2024 | Guidelines affected Whole blood | Release number 72
Change notification number 15-2024 | Title Shunts, Stents and Devices (PDF only, 144KB) | Update date 31 July 2024 | Guidelines affected Whole blood | Release number 72
Change notification number 16-2024 | Title Drugs and Platelet Donation (PDF only, 124KB) | Update date 31 July 2024 | Guidelines affected Whole blood | Release number 72

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