Policies and guidance
Guidance and Policies describe how clinicians, scientists and others work to deliver the service.
The polices are usually developed by the appropriate Advisory Group in discussion with other patient and lay groups and professional organisations.
When agreed, these are reviewed and approved by the Transplant Policy Review Committee, which acts on behalf of the Board of NHSBT where the statutory responsibility lies.
When appropriate, guidelines are issued in conjunction with appropriate professional or statutory bodies. These policies are regularly reviewed and revised.
Selection, registration and allocation policies
- Introduction to Patient Selection and Organ Allocation Policies - POL200 (PDF 795KB)
- Exceptional Donation Requests Policy - POL322 (PDF 393KB)
- Assessment of allocation policies for organs from deceased donors - POL187 (PDF 240KB)
- Non-compliance with selection and allocation policies - POL198 (PDF 237KB)
- Patient Selection and Organ Allocation Policies Review and Approval (Organs) - POL223 (PDF 326KB)
- Patient Registration for Transplantation POL247 (PDF 273KB)
- Registering a Patient for Transplantation MPD1211 (PDF 405KB)
- Management of Mass Activations or Suspensions of Potential Transplant Recipients (PDF 247KB)
Cornea selection and allocation
- Cornea Selection Policy
- Cornea Allocation Policy
- NHSBT Divergent Outcomes Policy - Response to Signals Arising from Audit of Corneal Transplantation Outcomes (PDF, 327KB)
Heart selection and allocation
Intestinal selection and allocation
Kidney selection and allocation
- Kidney Selection Policy - POL184 (438KB)
- Kidney Allocation Policy - POL186 (PDF 772KB)
- Living Donor Kidney Transplantation - POL274 (PDF 444KB)
Liver selection and allocation
- Liver Selection Policy - POL195 (PDF 917KB)
- Deceased Donor Liver Distribution and Allocation - POL196 (PDF 472KB)
- Registration process for liver indications requiring additional waiting time - SOP5907 (PDF 625KB)
Lung selection and allocation
Pancreas selection and allocation
Additional policy and guidance
- Updated Directions NHSBT (England) 2020 and guidance
- Covering Information Sheet - Recipient Correspondence - FRM6473 (Word 46KB)
- Standard Operating Procedure for Transplanting Centre Following a Cumulative Sum (CUSUM) Signal - SOP5963 (PDF 367KB)
- Organ Outcome Enquiry Form - FRM6619 (Word 55KB)
- New Findings Made at Transplant Centres Requiring Histopathology Assessment - SOP5735 (PDF 1MB)
- National Histopathology Request Form – for use by Transplant Centre FRM6390/1.1 (Word 49KB)
- Positive transport fluid - MPD 1338 (PDF 297KB)
- Rapid Alert – Positive Transport Fluid Result - FRM5964 (Word 36KB)
- Clinical contraindications to approaching families for possible organ donation - POL 188
- NHSBT BTS Guidelines for consent for solid organ transplantation in adults (PDF 407KB)
- Responsibilities of Clinicians for the Acceptance of Organs from Deceased Donors - POL192 (PDF 235KB)
- NHSBT BTS Transition Change of Care Guidance
- Instructions for Use - Organ Boxes - INF1512 (PDF 672KB)
- Organ Boxes - Frequently Asked Questions
- Active BTS Standards and Guidelines
- The Transplantation Society Guidelines
- The American Society for Transplantation Guidelines and Opinions
- Kidney Recipient Information Leaflet QUOD - INF1410/4 (PDF 161KB)
- Information Leaflet for recipient of livers from donors participating in QUOD - INF1409
- Guide to the Quality & Safety of Organs for Transplantation
- Portal for rare diseases and orphan drugs
- Liver - Logistic Back-up Offering - INF1605/1.1 (PDF 374KB)
- Cardiothoracic - Logistic Back-up Offering - INF1606 (PDF 226KB)
- Ad-hoc Tissues Request Form - FRM6512 (PDF 295KB)
National operating procedures
- Donor and Organ Characterisation Assessment and Allocation in Deceased and Living Donation and Transplantation - NOP001 (PDF 331KB)
- Verification of Donor Identity Consent and Authorisation Organ and Donor Characterisation in deceased and Living Donation and Transplantation - NOP002 (PDF 327KB)
- Packaging Labelling and Transport of Organs in Deceased and Living Donation and Transplantation - NOP003 (PDF 282KB)
- Management of Procurement Material and Equipment in Deceased and Living Donor and Transplantation - NOP004 (PDF 280KB)
- Activities to be Performed Under the Guidance of a Registered Medical Practitioner - NOP005 (PDF 265KB)
- Transfer and Storage of Donor and Organ Characterisation Information and Storage of Traceability Data - NOP006 (PDF 312KB)