Haematology Guidelines


The Guidelines are organised by clinical area (haemato-oncology, general haematology, haemostasis and thrombosis and blood transfusion) and by status (whether they are current, archived or works in progress).  They can be arranged either by date of publication OR alphabetically by 'topic' by clicking the arrows next to the column headings. The recommendations made by guidelines are reviewed regularly by the writing groups.  They are updated as required and will be rewritten if changes are needed.  Guidelines that are no longer valid will be archived.

Example:  to view all current haemostasis and thrombosis guidelines press the 'haemostasis and thrombosis' tab and the 'current' tab.  To view guidelines in production on blood transfusion, press the 'blood transfusion' and the 'works in progress' tab. 

Search:  The search function only works WITHIN THE PARAMETERS YOU HAVE SELECTED.  Therefore to search all clinical areas please ensure you have selected 'All' in the clinical area tabs.  Similarly if you want to search current, archived and works in progress, you must select 'ALL' from those options. 

Review :  Guidelines are reviewed every six months and are all current.

Date :  This is the year the guidelines were last updated.



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There are many ways for members of the British Society for Haematology to become involved in BCSH from joining the sounding board that reviews and comments on the guidelines prior to publication to becoming part of the guideline Writing Groups or Task Forces.



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Haematology Guidelines

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TOPIC GUIDELINE TITLE DATE FULL GUIDE PUBLISHED VERSION AUDIT TEMPLATE

PTLD, Post-trasplant lymphproliferative disorder

The diagnosis of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders
Please see also the separate guideline on the management of PTLD
2010 Pdf

PTLD, post-transplant lympoproliferative disorder

The management of post-transplant lymphproliferative disorder
CORRECTION: On p697, column 2, of the BJH article, a recommendation describes a risk factor as being age <60 years. It should read age >60 years.

Please see also the guideline on the diagnosis on PTLD
2010 Pdf

Validation and qualification

Appendices to the guidelines on validation and qualification, including change control, for hospital transfusion laboratories.
Please note changes to previous version: Appendix 5 and 9 have minor additions referencing testing to the URS. Appendix 8 has a change in wording to PQ. Appendix 10 has an extra column in the table to reference the test script to the URS/FDS. Please see also the full guideline.
2010 Pdf

Lymphoma

Best practice in lymphoma diagnosis and reporting
An update of the 2008 BCSH guideline incorporating the 2008 WHO guidelines as they apply to lymphoproliferative disorder.
2010 Pdf

Lymphoma

Best practice in lymphoma diagnosis and reporting - Specific Disease Appendix
Please also see the guideline on best practice in lymphoma diagnosis and reporting.

This guideline is an update to the 2008 BCSH guideline incorporating the 2008 WHO guidelines as they apply to lymphoproliferative disorders
2010 Pdf

Levels of Care

Facilities for the treatment of adults with haematological malignancies - 'Levels of Care' 2010 Pdf

Haemophilia

Prophylaxis in children and adults with haemophilia
Prophylaxis in children and adults with haemophilia
2010 Pdf

Thrombocytosis, thrombocythaemia

Guideline on the investigation and management of adults and children presenting with thrombocytosis
This guideline appears in both the General Haematology and Haemato-oncology sections of the website - it is the same guideline in each section.
2010 Pdf Pdf

Thrombocytosis, thrombocythaemia

Guideline on the investigation and management of adults and children presenting with thrombocytosis
This guideline appears in both the General Haematology and Haemato-oncology sections of the website - it is the same guideline in each section.
2010 Pdf Pdf

Haemoglobinopathies

Significant haemoglobinopathies: guidelines for screening and diagnosis 2010 Pdf
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