Chapter 6
Update notice: text HIGHLIGHTED has changed following the issue of Change Notification 12 - 2010
The JPAC Standing Advisory Committee on Care and Selection of Donors has redrafted chapters 3, 4, 5 & 6
of the Red Book. The 4 chapters have been re written into 3 more focused chapters reflecting the fact that care
and selection of donors is similar whether they are whole blood or component donors. Outdated prohibitions
have been removed. The repetition of the Donor Selection Guidelines (DSG) in the chapters has also been
removed as the DSG is an appendix to the Red Book.
Other changes reflect an updated understanding of apheresis, actual adult blood volumes and the new
technology now being used. This results in changes to a reduced safe Extra Corporeal Volume (15% rather
than 20%) and improved charts and appendixes. Following legal advice on Consent, more information on
competence (following the Mental Capacity act 2005), confidentiality and Donor Adverse events has been
added.
For further information please see Change Notification 12 2010