September 2010

Publication of Change Notification 9 & 10 - 2010

June 2010

Publication of Change Notification 6 - 2010

Publication of supporting paper Addition to 14.5.1 of the Red Book to allow rare antisera to be used in investigations.

April 2010

The JPAC Position Statement on Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease has been updated

March 2010

The JPAC Position Statement on West Nile Virus (WNV) has been updated

The JPAC Position Statement on Blood donor selection has been updated

Publication of Change Notification 2 - 5 - 2010

January 2010

The JPAC paper on 'Deviations from 4 oC temperature storage for red cells: Effect on viability and bacterial growth' is now available as a PDF download from the library page 'General Documents'.

The JPAC paper on 'Validation of Blood Component Quality Following Prion Removal Procedures for Red Cell Components' has been updated 'General Documents'.

Position statement Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) reconfirmed.

Publication of Change Notification 1 - 2010

Publication of supporting paper HbS testing neonatal red cell components

December 2009

Publication of Change Notification 28 - 31 - 2009

Publication of Change Notification 32 - 35 - 2009

November 2009

Commission Directive 2009/135/EC added to EU Directives & Regulations

Publication of Position Statement Chikungunya Virus

Publication of Position Statement Granulocyte Therapy

October 2009

Publication of Change Notification 27 - 2009

Publication of Change Notification 23 - 2009

Publication of Proposal to amend the content of 12.1.4 f) of the 2005 Guidelines.

The JPAC paper on 'The Use of G-CSF in Unrelated Volunteer Stem Cell Donors ' is now available as a PDF download from the library page 'General Documents' has been added.

September 2009

Publication of Change Notification 24 - 26 - 2009

August 2009

Publication of Change Notification 18 - 22 - 2009

July 2009

Publication of Change Notification 17 - 2009

Publication of Change Notification 16 - 2009

June 2009

Publication of Change Notification 12 - 2009

May 2009

Publication of Position Statement Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Publication of Change Notification 8 to 10 & 13 to 15 - 2009

April 2009

Publication of Change Notification 11 - 2009

Pandemic Influenza - The UK Blood Services Plan has been updated.

February 2009

Publication of Change Notifications 03 to 07 - 2009

January 2009

The JPAC Position Statement on Granulocyte Therapy has been updated.

Publication of Change Notifications 01 & 02 - 2009

December 2008

The JPAC paper on 'Recommendations for removal of the upper age limit for regular whole blood and component donors' is now available as a PDF download from the library page 'General Documents' has been updated.

November 2008

The Summary and Report of the JPAC workshop on management of haemoglobin and iron in blood donors are available on this website.