In their first meeting, the Expert Advisory Group on AIDS agreed unanimously that statutory notification of HIV was not required and that an informal approach was to be preferred. They also concluded that the blood donor leaflet required redrafting, "particularly with regard to its objective of persuading homosexuals not to donate blood".
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Blood Services: Response to Risk by the Blood Services
Key Person(s)
Professor Arthur L Bloom
Professor John D Cash
Dame Carmen Marcela Contreras
Dr Nicol Spence Galbraith
Dr Harold H Gunson
Dr David Brian Lorimer McClelland
Dr Richard S Tedder
Professor Robin Weiss
Professor Arie Zuckerman