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Guideline
Measurement of heparin, direct oral anti-coagulants and other non-coumarin anti-coagulants and their effects on haemostasis assays: A British Society for Haematology Guideline
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
02/09/2024
Good Practice Paper
Central nervous system prophylaxis in large B-cell lymphoma: A British Society for Haematology Good Practice Paper
Haemato-oncology
Published:
11/08/2024
Good Practice Paper
Prevention and management of indwelling catheter-related thrombosis in sickle cell disease and thalassaemia: A British Society for Haematology Good Practice Paper
General Haematology
Published:
31/07/2024
Guideline
Guidelines on the investigation and management of antiphospholipid syndrome
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
19/07/2024
Good Practice Paper
Diagnosis and initial treatment of transplant-eligible high-risk myeloma patients
Haemato-oncology
Published:
01/07/2024
Guideline
Guideline for the Management of Conception and Pregnancy in Thalassaemia Syndromes
General Haematology
Published:
08/05/2024
Guideline
Guideline on the use of predeposit autologous donation
Transfusion
Published:
25/04/2024
Guideline
Cancer-associated venous thrombosis in adults (second edition): A British Society for Haematology Guideline
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
25/04/2024
Guideline
Identification and management of preoperative anaemia in adults: A British Society for Haematology Guideline update
Transfusion
Published:
25/04/2024
Guideline
Prevention and treatment of infection in patients with an absent or hypofunctional spleen
General Haematology
Published:
10/04/2024
Guideline
Guideline for laboratory diagnosis and monitoring of von Willebrand disease: A joint guideline from the United Kingdom Haemophilia Centre Doctors' Organisation and the British Society for Haematology
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
26/03/2024
Guideline
The assessment and management of bleeding risk prior to invasive procedures
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
22/03/2024
Good Practice Paper
Diagnosis and management of smouldering myeloma
Haemato-oncology
Published:
23/02/2024
Guideline
Guidelines for the specification, implementation and management of IT systems in hospital transfusion laboratories
Transfusion
Published:
24/01/2024
Guideline
The management of newly diagnosed large B-cell lymphoma
Haemato-oncology
Published:
21/01/2024
Guideline
Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of adult aplastic anaemia
General Haematology
Published:
21/01/2024
Guideline
Diagnosis and management of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: Third edition
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
28/12/2023
Guideline
The management of myelofibrosis: A British Society for Haematology Guideline
General Haematology
Published:
01/12/2023
Guideline
Diagnosis and management of marginal zone lymphomas
Haemato-oncology
Published:
14/11/2023
Guideline
Diagnosis and evaluation of prognosis of myelofibrosis
General Haematology
Published:
13/11/2023
Guideline
Diagnosis and management of mantle cell lymphoma
Haemato-oncology
Published:
30/10/2023
Guideline
Diagnosis and management of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and thrombotic microangiopathies
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
16/08/2023
Good Practice Paper
Investigation and management of monoclonal gammopathy of undermined significance
Haemato-oncology
Published:
19/05/2023
Guideline
Guideline on the investigation and management of acute transfusion reactions
Transfusion
Transfusion
Published:
26/04/2023
Guideline
Significant haemoglobinopathies: A guideline for screening and diagnosis
General Haematology
Published:
19/04/2023
Guideline
British Society for Haematology guideline for anticoagulant management of pregnant individuals with mechanical heart valves
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
11/04/2023
Position Paper
Joint guidance from the British Societies of Interventional Radiology and Haematology on managing Bleeding Risk during Procedures in Interventional Radiology
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
31/01/2023
Good Practice Paper
Management of secondary central nervous system lymphoma: A British Society for Haematology Good Practice Paper
Haemato-oncology
Published:
28/11/2022
Good Practice Paper
Recommendations for laboratory testing of UK patients with acute myeloid leukaemia: A British Society for Haematology good practice paper
Haemato-oncology
Published:
27/10/2022
Good Practice Paper
Management of older patients with frailty and acute myeloid leukaemia: A British Society for Haematology good practice paper
Haemato-oncology
Published:
24/08/2022
Good Practice Paper
Haematological evaluation of bruising and bleeding in children undergoing child protection investigation for possible physical maltreatment: A British Society for Haematology Good Practice Paper
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
28/07/2022
Guideline
Haematological management of major haemorrhage
Transfusion
Published:
10/06/2022
Good Practice Paper
The Use of Next-generation Sequencing in the Diagnosis of Rare Inherited Anaemias: A Joint BSH/EHA Good Practice Paper
General Haematology
Published:
06/06/2022
Guideline
Guidelines for thrombophilia testing
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
29/05/2022
Guideline
Guideline for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Haemato-oncology
Published:
21/03/2022
Guideline
Guidelines for the laboratory diagnosis of malaria
General Haematology
Published:
09/03/2022
Guideline
Guideline for the first-line management of Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
Haemato-oncology
Published:
22/02/2022
Guideline
Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of Waldenström macroglobulinaemia
Haemato-oncology
Published:
12/01/2022
Guideline
Guidelines for the management of mature T- and natural killer-cell lymphomas (excluding cutaneous T-cell lymphoma)
Haemato-oncology
Published:
23/11/2021
Good Practice Paper
Good Practice Paper for the laboratory diagnosis of iron deficiency in adults (excluding pregnancy) and children
General Haematology
Published:
21/10/2021
Guideline
Guidelines for the monitoring and management of iron overload in patients with haemoglobinopathies and rare anaemias
General Haematology
Published:
06/10/2021
Good Practice Paper
GPP Richter transformation of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Haemato-oncology
Published:
04/10/2021
Good Practice Paper
GPP Management of cardiovascular complications of bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Haemato-oncology
Published:
08/09/2021
Guideline
Guidelines for the Management of sickle cell disease in pregnancy
General Haematology
Published:
19/08/2021
Good Practice Paper
GPP Use of genetic tests to diagnose and manage patients with myeloproliferative and myeloproliferative/myelodysplastic neoplasms, and related disorders
General Haematology
Published:
18/08/2021
Good Practice Paper
GPP Cytomegalovirus serological testing in potential allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients
Transfusion
Published:
16/08/2021
Guideline
Guideline The management of Castleman disease
Haemato-oncology
Published:
02/08/2021
Guideline
Guidelines for the management of adult myelodysplastic syndromes
Haemato-oncology
Published:
27/06/2021
Guideline
Guidelines for the diagnosis and evaluation of prognosis of adult myelodysplastic syndromes
Haemato-oncology
Published:
16/06/2021
Guideline
Guideline on Front‐line management of post‐transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder in adult solid organ recipient patients
Haemato-oncology
Published:
20/04/2021
Guideline
Guidelines on the diagnosis, investigation and initial treatment of myeloma
Haemato-oncology
Published:
21/03/2021
Guideline
Guideline for diagnosis and management of hairy cell leukaemia (HCL) and hairy cell variant (HCL-V)
Haemato-oncology
Published:
14/10/2020
Guideline
Guidelines on the use of irradiated blood components
Transfusion
Published:
09/10/2020
Guideline
Guideline on the diagnosis and management of chronic myeloid leukaemia
Haemato-oncology
Published:
30/07/2020
Guideline
Guideline on the investigation and management of follicular lymphoma
Haemato-oncology
Published:
25/06/2020
Guideline
Guidelines on the laboratory aspects of assays used in haemostasis and thrombosis
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
14/06/2020
Good Practice Paper
The prevention of central nervous system relapse in diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma
Haemato-oncology
Published:
20/05/2020
Guideline
The use of prophylactic factor replacement for children and adults with Haemophilia A and B
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
10/05/2020
Guideline
Laboratory diagnosis of G6PD deficiency
General Haematology
Published:
29/01/2020
Position Paper
Red blood cell specifications for patients with hemoglobinopathies: a systematic review and guideline
Transfusion
Published:
21/01/2020
Guideline
Point of Care in General Haematology
General Haematology
Published:
03/10/2019
Guideline
UK guidelines on the management of iron deficiency in pregnancy
General Haematology
Published:
03/10/2019
Good Practice Paper
The prevention of glucocorticoid‐induced osteoporosis in patients with immune thrombocytopenia receiving steroids: Good Practice Paper
General Haematology
Published:
04/01/2019
Good Practice Paper
The management of primary mediastinal B‐cell lymphoma: Good Practice Paper
Haemato-oncology
Published:
04/01/2019
Guideline
Diagnosis and management of polycythaemia vera
General Haematology
Published:
27/11/2018
Guideline
Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of primary central nervous system diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma
Haemato-oncology
Published:
23/11/2018
Guideline
Management of specific situations in polycythaemia vera and secondary erythrocytosis
General Haematology
Published:
13/11/2018
Guideline
The use of viscoelastic haemostatic assays in the management of major bleeding
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
03/08/2018
Guideline
Investigation and management of Transient Leukaemia of Down Syndrome
General Haematology
Published:
19/06/2018
Good Practice Paper
Good practice paper on the diagnosis and investigation of patients with mantle cell lymphoma
Haemato-oncology
Published:
08/06/2018
Guideline
Guidelines for the use of hydroxycarbamide in children and adults with sickle cell disease
General Haematology
Published:
06/05/2018
Guideline
Investigation and management of a raised serum ferritin
General Haematology
Published:
19/04/2018
Guideline
Diagnosis and therapy of genetic haemochromatosis (review and 2017 update)
General Haematology
Published:
16/04/2018
Guideline
Addendum
Spectrum of fresh frozen plasma and cryoprecipitate products
Transfusion
Published:
12/03/2018
Guideline
Management of Thrombotic and Haemostatic issues in Paediatric Malignancy
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
31/01/2018
Guideline
Administration of Blood Components
Transfusion
Published:
06/11/2017
Guideline
Use of Imaging in the management of patients with myeloma
Haemato-oncology
Published:
05/07/2017
Guideline
Management of Drug-Induced Immune and Secondary Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia
General Haematology
Published:
03/04/2017
Guideline
Guidelines for screening and management of late and long-term consequences of myeloma and its treatment
Haemato-oncology
Published:
20/01/2017
Guideline
Use of Platelet Transfusions
Transfusion
Published:
23/12/2016
Guideline
Diagnosis and Management of Primary Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia
General Haematology
Published:
22/12/2016
Guideline
Addendum
Red Cell Transfusion in Sickle Cell Disease Part II
Transfusion
General Haematology
Published:
18/11/2016
Guideline
Addendum
Red Cell Transfusion in Sickle Cell Disease Part I
Transfusion
General Haematology
Published:
07/11/2016
Guideline
Addendum
Peri-Operative Management of Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Therapy
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
07/10/2016
Guideline
Investigation and Management of Eosinophilia
General Haematology
General Haematology
Published:
01/08/2016
Guideline
Addendum
Transfusion for Fetuses, Neonates and Older Children
Transfusion
Published:
15/04/2016
Guideline
Diagnosis and Management of Respiratory Viral Infections in Patients with Haematological Malignancy
Haemato-oncology
Published:
07/04/2016
Guideline
Blood Grouping and Antibody Testing in Pregnancy
Transfusion
Published:
14/03/2016
Guideline
Investigation and Management of Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma
Haemato-oncology
Published:
05/11/2015
Guideline
Haematological Malignancies and ITU
Haemato-oncology
Published:
19/08/2015
Guideline
Use of JAK Inhibitors in the Management of Myelofibrosis
General Haematology
Haemato-oncology
Published:
20/07/2015
Guideline
Management of AML in Pregnancy
Haemato-oncology
Published:
17/06/2015
Guideline
Clinical Use of Apheresis Procedures
Transfusion
Published:
21/04/2015
Guideline
Management of Tumour Lysis Syndrome in Adults and Children with Haematological Malignancies
Haemato-oncology
Published:
15/04/2015
Guideline
Management of Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease
General Haematology
Published:
30/03/2015
Guideline
Diagnosis and Investigation of AL Amyloidosis
Haemato-oncology
Published:
14/10/2014
Guideline
Management of AL Amyloidosis
Haemato-oncology
Published:
09/10/2014
Guideline
Diagnosis and Management of Von Willebrand Disease
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
03/09/2014
Guideline
Patient Self-Testing and Self-Management of Oral Anti-Coagulants with Vitamin K Antagonists
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
21/08/2014
Guideline
Addendum
Diagnosis and Management of Rare Coagulation Disorders
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
06/08/2014
Guideline
Diagnosis of B12 and Folate Deficiency
General Haematology
Published:
18/06/2014
Guideline
Modification of Diagnostic Criteria for Essential Thrombocythaemia
General Haematology
Haemato-oncology
Published:
16/06/2014
Guideline
Measurement of Non-Coumarin Anticoagulants and Their Effects on Tests of Haemostasis
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
14/06/2014
Guideline
Use of Multicolour Flow Cytometry in the Diagnosis of Haematological Neoplasms
General Haematology
Published:
13/03/2014
Guideline
Use of Anti-D Immunoglobin for the Prevention of Haemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn
Transfusion
Published:
21/01/2014
Guideline
Diagnosis and Management of Acquired Coagulation Factor Inhibitor
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
01/07/2013
Guideline
Laboratory Diagnosis of Functional Iron Deficiency
General Haematology
Published:
25/04/2013
Guideline
Diagnostic Pathway for the Investigation of Thrombocytosis
General Haematology
Haemato-oncology
Published:
11/03/2013
Guideline
Pre-Transfusion Compatibility Procedures in Blood Transfusion Laboratories
Transfusion
Published:
06/12/2012
Guideline
Diagnosis and Treatment of Factor VIII and IX Inhibitors in Congenital Haemophilia
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
15/11/2012
Guideline
Addendum
Management of Bleeding in Patients on Antithrombotic Agents
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
01/11/2012
Guideline
Addendum
Investigation and Management of Venous Thrombosis at Unusual Sites
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
09/08/2012
Guideline
Diagnosis and Management of Thrombocytopenic Purpura and Other Thrombotic Microangiopathies
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
25/05/2012
Guideline
Validation and Qualification, Including Change Control for Hospital Transfusion Laboratories
Transfusion
Published:
15/02/2012
Guideline
Diagnosis and Management of Hereditary Spherocytosis
General Haematology
General Haematology
Published:
05/11/2011
Guideline
Oral Anticoagulation with Warfarin - 4th Edition
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Haemato-oncology
Published:
14/06/2011
Guideline
Addendum
Investigation, Management and Prevention of Venous Thrombosis in Children
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
20/05/2011
Guideline
Addendum
Travel-Related Venous Thrombosis
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
18/11/2010
Guideline
Investigation and Management of Adults and Children Presenting with Thrombocytosis
General Haematology
Haemato-oncology
Published:
15/03/2010
Guideline
The Estimation of Fetomaternal Haemorrhage
Transfusion
Published:
01/09/2009
Guideline
Diagnosis and Management of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
13/02/2009
Guideline
Use of Vena Cava Filters
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Published:
26/07/2006