Minutes of the Eighth National HCV Register Steering Group Meeting held 9th January 2001 at the CDSC Library Colindale re HCV lookback patients current status of first annual followup blood donors with known dates of IDU current status of registration & flagging survival analysis paper Dr Helen Harris to arrange completion of all PCR genotype and stereotype testing histopathology hepatitis B testing Dr Helen HarrisGA to draft a letter requesting HBV test resultsrequest the clinicians test patient consent review of existing procedures Attendees Dr Mary Ramsay Dr Angela Robinson Dr Ursula Wells Professor Bernard Portmann Professor Georgina MieleVergani Dr Hugh Nicholas Observers Dr Helen Harris Ms Alana Sullivan Dr Barry Evans