Dr Harold Gunson wrote to all regional transfusion directors about the HIV and blood transfusion/tissue transfer payment scheme. Read more about Dr Harold Gunson wrote to all regional transfusion directors about the HIV and blood transfusion/tissue transfer payment scheme.
Dr Spence Galbraith wrote to Dr Harold Gunson about AIDS, seeking his views on the surveillance systems and particularly on the problems which may arise when an AIDS patient has previously been a blood donor. Read more about Dr Spence Galbraith wrote to Dr Harold Gunson about AIDS, seeking his views on the surveillance systems and particularly on the problems which may arise when an AIDS patient has previously been a blood donor.
The Expert Advisory Group on AIDS supported the continuation of the lookback study and considered that previous investigations should be pursued until two anti-HIV negative recipients had been identified. Read more about The Expert Advisory Group on AIDS supported the continuation of the lookback study and considered that previous investigations should be pursued until two anti-HIV negative recipients had been identified.
In a letter to Dr Harold Gunson, Dr Wallington proposed to abandon the HIV follow up study because he did not think they would learn more from it that was not being learnt from other data gathering efforts. It was stated that the data he received from the regional transfusion centres was incomplete, with some centres not having participated. Read more about In a letter to Dr Harold Gunson, Dr Wallington proposed to abandon the HIV follow up study because he did not think they would learn more from it that was not being learnt from other data gathering efforts. It was stated that the data he received from the regional transfusion centres was incomplete, with some centres not having participated.
Dr Janet Mortimer wrote on behalf of Dr Harold Gunson to regional transfusion directors asking for the latest information they could give on recipients of blood from a donor subsequently found to be positive. As part of the follow-up, Dr Mortimer offered to check uncontactable donors against the database at the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre. Read more about Dr Janet Mortimer wrote on behalf of Dr Harold Gunson to regional transfusion directors asking for the latest information they could give on recipients of blood from a donor subsequently found to be positive. As part of the follow-up, Dr Mortimer offered to check uncontactable donors against the database at the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre.
Anti-HTLV-3 tests were performed by the North Western Regional Transfusion Centre on coded serum/plasma samples from the Public Health Laboratory Service. Read more about Anti-HTLV-3 tests were performed by the North Western Regional Transfusion Centre on coded serum/plasma samples from the Public Health Laboratory Service.
Dr Tim Wallington wrote to Dr Harold Gunson about the co-ordinated study of transfusion-transmitted HIV infection, enclosing study documents to introduce the project and enable work to start. Read more about Dr Tim Wallington wrote to Dr Harold Gunson about the co-ordinated study of transfusion-transmitted HIV infection, enclosing study documents to introduce the project and enable work to start.
Dr Vanessa Martlew wrote to Dr Harold Gunson, raising some concerns about the co-ordinated study of transfusion-transmitted HIV infection. Read more about Dr Vanessa Martlew wrote to Dr Harold Gunson, raising some concerns about the co-ordinated study of transfusion-transmitted HIV infection.
Dr Tim Wallington wrote to Dr Harold Gunson requesting feedback about the co-ordinated study of transfusion-transmitted HIV infection. Read more about Dr Tim Wallington wrote to Dr Harold Gunson requesting feedback about the co-ordinated study of transfusion-transmitted HIV infection.
The Ministry of Health published in "The Lancet" a memorandum entitled "Homologous Serum Jaundice". It stated that reverse lookbacks had been undertaken in the UK since the 1940s in the context of transfusion-transmitted hepatitis and Hepatitis B. Read more about The Ministry of Health published in "The Lancet" a memorandum entitled "Homologous Serum Jaundice". It stated that reverse lookbacks had been undertaken in the UK since the 1940s in the context of transfusion-transmitted hepatitis and Hepatitis B.