At a Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service directors meeting, it was agreed that an AIDS leaflet should be sent once to each blood donor as an enclosure with the call-up letter and for the directors to send Dr Brian McClelland's comments on the draft leaflet within two weeks. Read more about At a Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service directors meeting, it was agreed that an AIDS leaflet should be sent once to each blood donor as an enclosure with the call-up letter and for the directors to send Dr Brian McClelland's comments on the draft leaflet within two weeks.
At a Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service directors meeting, Dr Brian McClelland produced a revised AIDS leaflet for potential circulation to all donors, which would be discussed at a Co-ordinating Group meeting Read more about At a Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service directors meeting, Dr Brian McClelland produced a revised AIDS leaflet for potential circulation to all donors, which would be discussed at a Co-ordinating Group meeting
In a letter to Dr John Cash, Dr Brian McClelland stated that as an interim measure a specific reference to AIDS had been added in the donor call-up letters sent out from the Edinburgh and South East Blood Transfusion Service, drawing attention to the leaflet, and adding specific questions and references to AIDS and the leaflet questionnaire completed by donors. Read more about In a letter to Dr John Cash, Dr Brian McClelland stated that as an interim measure a specific reference to AIDS had been added in the donor call-up letters sent out from the Edinburgh and South East Blood Transfusion Service, drawing attention to the leaflet, and adding specific questions and references to AIDS and the leaflet questionnaire completed by donors.
Dr Brian McClelland accepted in his evidence to the Inquiry that asking donors to sign a specific declaration that they had read the AIDS leaflet could have been part of the process from the outset in June 1983. Read more about Dr Brian McClelland accepted in his evidence to the Inquiry that asking donors to sign a specific declaration that they had read the AIDS leaflet could have been part of the process from the outset in June 1983.
Dr Brian McClelland told the Inquiry in his oral evidence that he did not know whether other regions in Scotland made similar interim measures to include reference to AIDS in the call-up letters and leaflets. Read more about Dr Brian McClelland told the Inquiry in his oral evidence that he did not know whether other regions in Scotland made similar interim measures to include reference to AIDS in the call-up letters and leaflets.
In the South East of Scotland the AIDS leaflets were made available at donor sessions. Read more about In the South East of Scotland the AIDS leaflets were made available at donor sessions.
Dr Brian McClelland told the Inquiry in his oral evidence that he had made clear to the other Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service directors that his leaflet was "public property". Read more about Dr Brian McClelland told the Inquiry in his oral evidence that he had made clear to the other Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service directors that his leaflet was "public property".
Dr Brian McClelland told the Inquiry in his oral evidence that he was fairly sure the media was not used in June 1983 to address a wider audience of donors. Read more about Dr Brian McClelland told the Inquiry in his oral evidence that he was fairly sure the media was not used in June 1983 to address a wider audience of donors.
Dr Brian McClelland told the Inquiry in his oral evidence that the North London Regional Transfusion Centre set up a library of samples around 1981-1982. Read more about Dr Brian McClelland told the Inquiry in his oral evidence that the North London Regional Transfusion Centre set up a library of samples around 1981-1982.
Dr Brian McClelland told the Inquiry in his oral evidence that in retrospect he should have attempted to find a laboratory in the US to identify which donation had infected the Protein Fractionation Centre batch 023110090. Read more about Dr Brian McClelland told the Inquiry in his oral evidence that in retrospect he should have attempted to find a laboratory in the US to identify which donation had infected the Protein Fractionation Centre batch 023110090.