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SaBTO reports and guidance documents

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

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 23 December 2016
• Last updated: 28 March 2024 — See all updates

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

• SaBTO virology subcommittee recommendations on KSHV infection
  • 31 May 2023
  • Independent report
• Occult hepatitis B infection in UK blood donors
  • 6 April 2023
  • Guidance
• Pathogen inactivation technologies for platelets: SaBTO advice
  • 24 February 2023
  • Independent report
• Blood transfusion: patient consent
  • 17 December 2020
  • Independent report
• Organ donation and seasonal flu
  • 23 October 2019
  • Guidance
• Risk reduction measures for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: PCWG report
  • 9 September 2019
  • Independent report
• Protecting patients from getting hepatitis E through transfusion or transplantation
  • 8 February 2018
  • Guidance
• SaBTO microbiological safety guidelines
  • 18 January 2024
  • Guidance
• Blood, tissue and cell donor selection criteria report: 2017
  • 18 June 2019
  • Independent report
• Donation of starting material for advanced cell-based therapies
  • 4 July 2014
  • Guidance
• Platelet transfusion infection: risk review
  • 28 April 2014
  • Guidance
• Transplantation of organs from donors with a history of cancer
  • 24 December 2020
  • Independent report
• Donor selection criteria for men who have had sex with men
  • 17 October 2013
  • Guidance
• West Nile virus and solid organ transplantation: SaBTO statement
  • 30 July 2013
  • Guidance
• Sourcing blood plasma for import into the UK
  • 25 April 2013
  • Guidance
• Transplantation of organs from donors with primary brain tumours
  • 27 February 2013
  • Guidance
• Donor selection criteria review
  • 8 September 2011
  • Policy paper

Annual reports

• SaBTO annual report 2022 to 2023
  • 28 March 2024
  • Independent report
• SaBTO annual report 2021 to 2022
  • 5 August 2022
  • Independent report
• SaBTO annual report 2020 to 2021
  • 5 August 2022
  • Independent report
• SaBTO annual report 2019 to 2020
  • 5 August 2022
  • Independent report
• SaBTO annual report 2018 to 2019
  • 5 August 2022
  • Independent report
• SaBTO annual report 2017 to 2018
  • 6 September 2019
  • Independent report
• SaBTO annual reports
  • 19 February 2018
  • Independent report
• SaBTO annual report 2013 to 2014
  • 13 August 2014
  • Independent report
• SaBTO annual report 2012 to 2013
  • 19 July 2013
  • Independent report
• SaBTO annual report 2011 to 2012
  • 21 June 2012
  • Independent report

Published 23 December 2016
Last updated 28 March 2024 + show all updates

1. 28 March 2024

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

2. 31 May 2023

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

3. 6 April 2023

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

4. 24 February 2023

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

5. 5 August 2022

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

6. 19 February 2018

   Added annual reports for years between 2014 and 2017.

7. 8 February 2018

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

8. 15 January 2018

   Added SaBTO microbiological safety guidelines 2017 to guidance reports.

9. 23 July 2017

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

10. 23 December 2016

    First published.