Dr Cash maintained a call for more effective integration of the blood transfusion services, as well as further finance for research and development in blood products from voluntary British donors. Read more about Dr Cash maintained a call for more effective integration of the blood transfusion services, as well as further finance for research and development in blood products from voluntary British donors.
Dr Gunson proposed a fully national blood transfusion service with central executive management. Read more about Dr Gunson proposed a fully national blood transfusion service with central executive management.
Dr Alison Smithies wrote a letter to Dr Harris (DCMO) advising that research and development were duplicated unnecessarily across RTCs, Blood Products Laboratory, and Protein Fractionation Centre due to lack of central coordination; and that successful introduction of heat treatment to inactivate viruses in blood products would benefit from such central coordination. Read more about Dr Alison Smithies wrote a letter to Dr Harris (DCMO) advising that research and development were duplicated unnecessarily across RTCs, Blood Products Laboratory, and Protein Fractionation Centre due to lack of central coordination; and that successful introduction of heat treatment to inactivate viruses in blood products would benefit from such central coordination.
The blood transfusion research committee of the Medical Research Council was disbanded without any consultation of the UK Blood Transfusion Services. Read more about The blood transfusion research committee of the Medical Research Council was disbanded without any consultation of the UK Blood Transfusion Services.
The DHSS adopted Dr Tovey's proposal and established a new Advisory Committee on the NBTS. Read more about The DHSS adopted Dr Tovey's proposal and established a new Advisory Committee on the NBTS.
In a joint DHSS and Scottish Home and Health Department meeting, Dr Richard Lane said it was his intention to concentrate on the production of Factor 8 at the Blood Products Laboratory and that it would be wrong to send plasma from RTCs in England to the Protein Fractionation Centre. Read more about In a joint DHSS and Scottish Home and Health Department meeting, Dr Richard Lane said it was his intention to concentrate on the production of Factor 8 at the Blood Products Laboratory and that it would be wrong to send plasma from RTCs in England to the Protein Fractionation Centre.
Planning progressed regarding the new blood products unit at Liberton (which became known as the Protein Fractionation Centre) with the expectation it would receive plasma from the 5 northern regions of England. Read more about Planning progressed regarding the new blood products unit at Liberton (which became known as the Protein Fractionation Centre) with the expectation it would receive plasma from the 5 northern regions of England.
The location of the blood products unit in Edinburgh (which became known as the Protein Fractionation Centre) was changed to a separate, new site in Liberton. Read more about The location of the blood products unit in Edinburgh (which became known as the Protein Fractionation Centre) was changed to a separate, new site in Liberton.
A formal agreement between the DHSS and the Scottish Home and Health Department was reached that the Protein Fractionation Centre would fractionate plasma from Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool regions, to the extent of 30,000 bottles of plasma protein fraction, plus antihaemophilic globulin produced from 10,000 bottles of blood. Read more about A formal agreement between the DHSS and the Scottish Home and Health Department was reached that the Protein Fractionation Centre would fractionate plasma from Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool regions, to the extent of 30,000 bottles of plasma protein fraction, plus antihaemophilic globulin produced from 10,000 bottles of blood.
Dr William Maycock was an honorary consultant in blood transfusion and resuscitation to the War Office, later the Ministry of Defence; had been President of the British Society for Haematology; and was a recognised teacher of pathology in the University of London. Read more about Dr William Maycock was an honorary consultant in blood transfusion and resuscitation to the War Office, later the Ministry of Defence; had been President of the British Society for Haematology; and was a recognised teacher of pathology in the University of London.