Ministers were asked to approve the use of a screening test for AIDS antibodies in the NBTS. Linked evidence DHSC0000562 - Memo from Dr Alison Smithies to Dr Alderslade enclosing a submission to Ministers on Screening Tests for Blood Donations and an extract from Hansard - 11 Jan 1985 Chronology Information Date: 11 January 1985 Chapter/issue Screening for HIV