Recombinant was made available for all patients in Wales from 1997. Read more about Recombinant was made available for all patients in Wales from 1997.
Dr Kenneth Calman, CMO, was quoted in a Department of Health press release as saying he was satisfied that there was no scientific evidence of a link between meat eating and development of CJD, Read more about Dr Kenneth Calman, CMO, was quoted in a Department of Health press release as saying he was satisfied that there was no scientific evidence of a link between meat eating and development of CJD,
Transmission studies in combination with surveillance data provided "compelling evidence" of a link between BSE and vCJD. Read more about Transmission studies in combination with surveillance data provided "compelling evidence" of a link between BSE and vCJD.
A witness described her husband being refused endoscopies due to vCJD risk, and they ended up having to book a private appointment for his treatment, costing thousands of pounds. Read more about A witness described her husband being refused endoscopies due to vCJD risk, and they ended up having to book a private appointment for his treatment, costing thousands of pounds.
The Working Party of the Committee on Proprietary Medicinal Products supported the UK recommendation that there should be a recall of batches of blood products if a blood donation to a plasma pool was subsequently found to have been made from a person who developed nvCJD. Read more about The Working Party of the Committee on Proprietary Medicinal Products supported the UK recommendation that there should be a recall of batches of blood products if a blood donation to a plasma pool was subsequently found to have been made from a person who developed nvCJD.
A witness told the inquiry that he had needed his gallbladder removed having been infected with Hepatitis C and the surgeon told him "You are an expensive patient. We had to archive everything in the theatre because you have a variant CJD risk". Read more about A witness told the inquiry that he had needed his gallbladder removed having been infected with Hepatitis C and the surgeon told him "You are an expensive patient. We had to archive everything in the theatre because you have a variant CJD risk".
Whereas people who had received transfusions were only notified if a donor went on to be diagnosed with vCJD, patients undergoing surgery or endoscopy were now to be asked if they had received blood transfusions from 80 or more donors since 1980 and considered at increased risk if so. Read more about Whereas people who had received transfusions were only notified if a donor went on to be diagnosed with vCJD, patients undergoing surgery or endoscopy were now to be asked if they had received blood transfusions from 80 or more donors since 1980 and considered at increased risk if so.
It had been identified that three patients had developed vCJD almost certainly as a consequence of receiving blood transfusions. Read more about It had been identified that three patients had developed vCJD almost certainly as a consequence of receiving blood transfusions.
The Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Incidents Panel produced a report recommending which groups should be told they had an increased risk of vCJD for public health purposes from implicated plasma, and setting out notification timelines. Read more about The Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Incidents Panel produced a report recommending which groups should be told they had an increased risk of vCJD for public health purposes from implicated plasma, and setting out notification timelines.
An ad hoc meeting was organised at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh which noted that there was a need to consider what plasma fractionators should do, and that because the level of BSE in the UK was significantly higher than in other countries "it may thus be appropriate to be proactive in this area." Read more about An ad hoc meeting was organised at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh which noted that there was a need to consider what plasma fractionators should do, and that because the level of BSE in the UK was significantly higher than in other countries "it may thus be appropriate to be proactive in this area."