According to Dr Gamal Gabra's recollection, Dr John Wallace started early attempts to achieve self-sufficiency in Scotland by introducing the concept of reducing the use of whole blood transfusion and promoting the use of components instead. Read more about According to Dr Gamal Gabra's recollection, Dr John Wallace started early attempts to achieve self-sufficiency in Scotland by introducing the concept of reducing the use of whole blood transfusion and promoting the use of components instead.
Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service directors recommended that regional transfusion centres accept formal responsibility for encouraging good practice in the hospital blood banks they supplied. Read more about Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service directors recommended that regional transfusion centres accept formal responsibility for encouraging good practice in the hospital blood banks they supplied.
Professor Contreras educated clinicians about the responsible and ethical use of blood and organised meetings on transfusion-transmitted infections. Read more about Professor Contreras educated clinicians about the responsible and ethical use of blood and organised meetings on transfusion-transmitted infections.
According to Dr Vanessa Martlew's evidence to the Inquiry, the regional transfusion centre in Merseyside played a role in auditing the use of blood in their hospitals. Read more about According to Dr Vanessa Martlew's evidence to the Inquiry, the regional transfusion centre in Merseyside played a role in auditing the use of blood in their hospitals.
Dr Frank Boulton gave oral evidence to the Inquiry that it was part of his job to go round the hospitals, talking to the consultants and the laboratory staff as well encouraging them to cut down on the use of blood for the benefit of the patients. Read more about Dr Frank Boulton gave oral evidence to the Inquiry that it was part of his job to go round the hospitals, talking to the consultants and the laboratory staff as well encouraging them to cut down on the use of blood for the benefit of the patients.
Dr William Wagstaff began sending out the Department of Health and Social Security's AIDS leaflet to donors with call-up cards and handing them out at sessions. Read more about Dr William Wagstaff began sending out the Department of Health and Social Security's AIDS leaflet to donors with call-up cards and handing them out at sessions.
According to Dr William Wagstaff's evidence to the Inquiry, during a discussion on AIDS at a regional transfusion directors meeting, there was a consensus on discontinuing sessions in areas of high-risk donors, but the option of questioning donors at sessions was more contentious. Read more about According to Dr William Wagstaff's evidence to the Inquiry, during a discussion on AIDS at a regional transfusion directors meeting, there was a consensus on discontinuing sessions in areas of high-risk donors, but the option of questioning donors at sessions was more contentious.
The Trent Regional Transfusion Centre kept samples of any donation sent to the Blood Products Laboratory for a year at the Laboratory's insistence, and for other donations, for a number of months in case there was a report of hepatitis. Read more about The Trent Regional Transfusion Centre kept samples of any donation sent to the Blood Products Laboratory for a year at the Laboratory's insistence, and for other donations, for a number of months in case there was a report of hepatitis.
The Trent Regional Transfusion Centre kept a separate database of HIV donors and hepatitis donors. They also provided this information to the Centre for Disease Surveillance and Control. Read more about The Trent Regional Transfusion Centre kept a separate database of HIV donors and hepatitis donors. They also provided this information to the Centre for Disease Surveillance and Control.
Dr William Wagstaff gave oral evidence to the Inquiry that if his regional transfusion centre had been asked to increase the production of cryoprecipitate at the centre, they would have been able to do so quickly. Read more about Dr William Wagstaff gave oral evidence to the Inquiry that if his regional transfusion centre had been asked to increase the production of cryoprecipitate at the centre, they would have been able to do so quickly.