The GDRI is a constituent part of Chapter 3 Care and selection of whole blood and component donors (including donors of pre-deposit autologous blood) Chapter 20 (tissue banking: selection of donors) and Chapter 22 (haemopoietic progenitor cells) of the Guidelines for the Blood Transfusion Services in the United Kingdom.
These criteria are reviewed regularly to ensure that the products collected are of the highest quality and of sufficient quantity to meet the needs of the United Kingdom Blood Transfusion & Tissue Transplantation Services.
JPAC is responsible for this document and receives professional advice from the Standing Advisory Committees that form part of its structure.
Users of these guidelines must ensure that they have the latest version and that recent changes have been implemented (usually within three months) by their national service.
Latest Updates lists alterations to the guidelines made since publication of this edition.
Comments about the content of these guidelines, including notification of errors, omissions and suggestions for improvements, should be sent to the Chair of the Standing Advisory Committee for the Care and Selection of Donors (SACCSD):
Dr Angus Wells angus.wells@nhsbt.nhs.uk