Regular contact with office staff and case workers allowed registrants of the Eileen Trust to know what they could apply for and although there were subsequent handbooks that were budgeted to be produced from 2002 - 2011, from around 2001/02 the Board decided that newsletters and speaking to caseworkers were the best way to keep in contact with registrants. Read more about Regular contact with office staff and case workers allowed registrants of the Eileen Trust to know what they could apply for and although there were subsequent handbooks that were budgeted to be produced from 2002 - 2011, from around 2001/02 the Board decided that newsletters and speaking to caseworkers were the best way to keep in contact with registrants.
Although the Eileen Trust was administered by the same people as administered the MacFarlane Trust, the Eileen Trust's Board made the decisions which it thought best for the Eileen Trust and did not strictly follow the MacFarlane Trust's policies. Read more about Although the Eileen Trust was administered by the same people as administered the MacFarlane Trust, the Eileen Trust's Board made the decisions which it thought best for the Eileen Trust and did not strictly follow the MacFarlane Trust's policies.
Peter Stevens stated in his oral evidence that the Eileen Trust always suggested to registrants to try other fund options so that the Eileen Trust was a fallback. Read more about Peter Stevens stated in his oral evidence that the Eileen Trust always suggested to registrants to try other fund options so that the Eileen Trust was a fallback.
A scheme of payments for those "infected with HIV through blood or tissue transfer" in England, Wales and Northern Ireland was set up on 24 April 1992. It provided for the payment of fixed sums to people infected and "infected intimates" in different categories, depending on whether they were adult or younger, were married, and whether they had dependent children. Read more about A scheme of payments for those "infected with HIV through blood or tissue transfer" in England, Wales and Northern Ireland was set up on 24 April 1992. It provided for the payment of fixed sums to people infected and "infected intimates" in different categories, depending on whether they were adult or younger, were married, and whether they had dependent children.
Minutes of a Eileen Trust Board meeting noted that the Board did not consider that support from the Trust should necessarily be secondary to that from state benefits. Read more about Minutes of a Eileen Trust Board meeting noted that the Board did not consider that support from the Trust should necessarily be secondary to that from state benefits.
Following the provision of increased funding in response to Lord Archer's report, the Eileen Trust Board decided to adopt a minimum level of income which registrants should have in order to apply to the Trust for funding, determined by taking into account whether they were single, lived with a partner and had children. Read more about Following the provision of increased funding in response to Lord Archer's report, the Eileen Trust Board decided to adopt a minimum level of income which registrants should have in order to apply to the Trust for funding, determined by taking into account whether they were single, lived with a partner and had children.
The Eileen Trust trustees questioned whether registrants were sufficiently aware of the benefits they could approach the Eileen Trust for and agreed in January 1999 to create a handbook to circulate to registrants about this. Read more about The Eileen Trust trustees questioned whether registrants were sufficiently aware of the benefits they could approach the Eileen Trust for and agreed in January 1999 to create a handbook to circulate to registrants about this.
The trustees of the Eileen Trust arranged that the Department of Health should contact potential beneficiaries who had not yet registered. Read more about The trustees of the Eileen Trust arranged that the Department of Health should contact potential beneficiaries who had not yet registered.
The smaller number of Eileen Trust registrants enabled the Eileen Trust trustees to develop a much closer knowledge of each individual registrant's circumstances and give a more personal service to its beneficiaries. Read more about The smaller number of Eileen Trust registrants enabled the Eileen Trust trustees to develop a much closer knowledge of each individual registrant's circumstances and give a more personal service to its beneficiaries.
Christopher Pond stated that: "DH [Department of Health] did not seek to influence the decisions...with respect to the policy for allocating grants, how the CF should discharge its responsibilities to the beneficiaries, the kinds of applications the CF [Caxton Foundation] should grant or the quantum of the grants/payments it should make." Read more about Christopher Pond stated that: "DH [Department of Health] did not seek to influence the decisions...with respect to the policy for allocating grants, how the CF should discharge its responsibilities to the beneficiaries, the kinds of applications the CF [Caxton Foundation] should grant or the quantum of the grants/payments it should make."