Guidelines for the Blood Transfusion
Services in the UK

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June 2010

Change Notification No.6 - 2010

Section 14.5 - Test reagents and test systems

January 2010

Change Notification No.1 - 2010

Section 8.22 - Red Cells for Neonates and Infants, Leucocyte Depleted
Section 8.23 - Red Cells in Additive Solution for Neonates and Infants, Leucocyte Depleted

October 2009

Change Notification No.23 - 2009

Section 12.1 - Guidelines for reagent manufacture

July 2009

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Section 8.23 - Red Cells in Additive Solution for Neonates and Infants, Leucocyte Depleted

Change Notification No.16 - 2009

Section 13.10.7 - Mandatory testing of blood donations

June 2009

Change Notification No.12 - 2009

Section 6.1 - Criteria for acceptance of donors

May 2009

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Section 4.2 - Responsibility for blood collection

Change Notification No.10 - 2009

Section 22.7 - Testing of deceased donors

Change Notification No.9 - 2009

Section 22.3 - Medical and behavioural history

February 2009

Change Notification No.7 - 2009

Section 8.6 - Red Cells in Additive Solution, Leucocyte Depleted

Section 8.21 - Red Cells for Exchange Transfusion, Leucocyte Depleted

Change Notification No.6 - 2009

Section 8.28 - Irradiated components

Change Notification No.5 - 2009

Chapter 25 – Specification for the uniform labelling of blood and blood components

24.1.4 Referenced documents

25.5 Component labels

Chapter 28 - Specifications for blood pack base labels

28.1 Specification

Change Notification No.4 - 2009

Section 8.8 - Red Cells, Thawed and Washed, Leucocyte Depleted

Change Notification No.3 - 2009

Table 8.20 - Cryoprecipitate, methylene blue treated and removed, leucocyte depleted – additional tests

January 2009

Change Notification No.2 - 2009

Annex 1

Change Notification No.1 - 2009

Section 8.18 - Components Suitable for Use in Intrauterine Transfusion, Neonates and Infants Under One Year