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After reorganisation, the Welsh Office combined the functions of a central government department and a regional health authority.

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The National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972 established 15 health boards with no regional tier of administration. Local health councils were established to oversee family practitioner services.

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The Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre for Northern Ireland was established.

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The PHLS Working Party on Haemodialysis Units published a report which measured the use of immunoglobulin to prevent the spread of hepatitis.

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The renal unit at London Hospital published a document outlining the precautions taken to prevent hepatitis in the dialysis and transplantation unit.

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The World Health Organization Expert Committee on Hepatitis First Report published in the WHO Technical Report series recommended that "both infectious and serum hepatitis should be made compulsorily notifiable in all countries as soon as circumstances permit."

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The Advisory Group on Hepatitis and the Treatment of Chronic Renal Failure (known as the Rosenheim Committee) published the "Hepatitis and the Treatment of Chronic Renal Failure: Report of the Advisory Group 1970-1972". The Advisory Group was convened in 1970 by the DHSS to make recommendations in relation to hepatitis outbreaks in renal units.

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The PHLS authored the journal article "Decrease in the Incidence of Hepatitis in Dialysis Units associated with Prevention Programme" that was published in the "British Medical Journal".

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A letter to the Editor on primary pneumocystis carinii and cytomegalovirus infections was published by R M Du Bois et al in "The Lancet", reporting the first AIDS case in a British patient.

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Dr Galbraith wrote to venereologists and dermatologists in England and Wales seeking their "cooperation" in a trial clinical reporting system of Kaposi's sarcoma due to the "inadequacies of existing surveillance systems".

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Dr Galbraith wrote a letter to Dr Rizza of the Oxford Haemophilia Centre regarding the surveillance of AIDS and Kaposi's sarcoma.

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Dr Rizza responded to Dr Galbraith, communicating his awareness of the CDSC's surveillance scheme from discussions with Dr Craske and readiness to "do all we can to help you with your surveillance".

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A letter to the Editor on acquired immune deficiency syndrome authored by O'Connor et al was published in the "British Medical Journal", asking all doctors to let CDSC know when a patient with AIDS or Kaposi's sarcoma came under their care.

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A letter to the Editor on Kaposi's sarcoma/AIDS surveillance in the UK authored by O'Connor et al was published in "The Lancet" asking doctors to let the CDSC know when a patient with AIDS or Kaposi's sarcoma came under their care.

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An article titled "Doctors asked to report Aids cases" (written by "Our Science Editor") was published in "The Times".

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Dr Mary Sibellas of Med IMCD wrote a memorandum to Dr Ian Field (with other doctors cc'd) regarding the surveillance of the AIDS situation in the UK.

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Dr Mary Sibellas of Med IMCD wrote a memorandum to Dr Ronald Oliver (with other doctors cc'd), relaying information from Dr Galbraith of CDSC about a patient in Cardiff with haemophilia who had been treated with American Factor VIII and appeared to have the symptoms of AIDS.

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An article titled "Surveillance of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome in the United Kingdom, January 1982-July 1983" was published in the "British Medical Journal", detailing the cases reported between September 1982 and the end of July 1983 and included retrospective data from 1 January 1982 onwards.

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As the meeting of the Haemophilia reference centre directors, Dr Galbraith expressed concerns about not hearing about an AIDS case until after the patient's death.

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At the meeting of the haemophilia reference centre directors, it was agreed that reporting of the AIDS cases to CDSC should be through Dr Craske, after discussion with the director involved in the patient's management.

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