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SaBTO reports and guidance documents

Reports published by the advisory committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO).

Updates to this page

From:
Department of Health and Social Care
Published:
23 December 2016
Last updated:
14 July 2026
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  1. Added 'SaBTO annual report 2024 to 2025' to collection.

  2. Added 'SaBTO hepatitis E virus (HEV) screening review and recommendations'.

  3. Added 'SaBTO annual report 2023 to 2024' to the collection.

  4. Added 'SaBTO annual report 2022 to 2023' to collection.

  5. Added 'SaBTO virology subcommittee recommendations on KSHV infection' report to the page.

  6. Added 'Occult hepatitis B infection in UK blood donors' report to the page.

  7. Added 'Pathogen inactivation technologies for platelets: SaBTO advice' to the guidance reports.

  8. Adding annual reports for years ending 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

  9. Added annual reports for years between 2014 and 2017.

  10. Added new document 'Protecting patients from getting hepatitis E through transfusion or transplantation' to guidance reports.

  11. Added SaBTO microbiological safety guidelines 2017 to guidance reports.

  12. Added 'Blood, tissue and cell donor selection criteria report: 2017'.

  13. First published.

SaBTO advises UK ministers and health departments on the most appropriate ways to ensure the safety of blood, cells, tissues and organs for transfusion or transplantation.

Guidance reports

Annual reports

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