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A version of the report identified as England and Wales Self-Sufficiency in Blood Products: A Chronology from 1973 to 1985 (draft) was located in a folder called "Previous Versions".

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Dr Shanida Nataraja referred to making amendments to the report "on the advice of David" in an email to Richard Gutowski..The email also specifically raised matters which Dr Shanida Nataraja suggested might be added to the report.

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A briefing note called Haemophiliacs and AIDS for Baroness Trumpington contained the wording "Doctors treating haemophiliacs were, we believe, careful in explaining these risks to their patients." This wording appeared in the Dianthus version of the Self-Sufficiency report in 2004.

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During his evidence to the Inquiry Lord Fowler was asked about the wording in a letter from Baroness Trumpington to an MP in 1986, namely, "Doctors treating haemophiliacs were, we believe, careful in explaining these risks to their patients." He did not know where the wording came from.

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Baroness Trumpington wrote to Anthony Nelson in reply to a constituent's letter about heat-treated blood products for people with haemophilia.

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Publication of Second Annual Report on Project Number J/S240/78/7: Studies of the Epidemiology and Chronic Sequelae of Factor VIII and IX Associated Hepatitis in the United Kingdom.

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A letter from Dr Tony Dickens (Medical Research Council) to Dr John Craske confirmed that the DHSS Chief Scientist had informed the MRC that NANBH was "being given high priority by the Department".

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Reverend Alan Tanner wrote to members of the Haemophilia Society to share a message from Professor Arthur Bloom that "The cause of AIDS is quite unknown and it has not been proven to result from transmission of a specific infective agent in blood products."

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Dr Shanida Nataraja sent an email to Richard Gutowski regarding the final report on self-sufficiency, stating she had made changes to the report in line with Dr Hugh Nicholas's comments.

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Dr Hugh Nicholas, senior medical officer in the Health Protection Division, sent an email to Richard Gutowski to share his comments on the draft report on self-sufficiency.

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Dr Hugh Nicholas, senior medical officer in the Health Protection Division, provided his comments on the draft report on self-sufficiency .

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A journal article titled "Changes in the life expectancy of patients with severe haemophilia A in Finland in 1930-79" British Journal of Haematology appeared in the reference list of the October 2004 version of the report on self-sufficiency.

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A journal article titled "Life expectancy of Swedish haemophiliacs, 1831-1980" British Journal of Haematology appeared in the reference list of the October 2004 version of the report on self-sufficiency.

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A journal article titled "Mortality in Patients with Hemophilia: Changes in a Dutch Population from 1986 to 1992 and 1973 to 1986" Annals of Internal Medicine appeared in the reference list of the October 2004 version of the report on self-sufficiency.

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Richard Gutowski sent an email to Dr Ailsa Wight following further emailing from Haemophilia Action UK stating "On the question of an enquiry our line is that we have no evidence to show that there was any wrong doing at the time and that an enquiry was not justified."

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Richard Gutowski sent an email to Linda Percival regarding the "ongoing campaign calling for a public enquiry" into infected blood. He stated "we have just concluded a review of documents at the time and the preliminary conclusions reached are that the Government at the time acted reasonably and a public enquiry is not warranted."

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Dr Ailsa Wight was appointed formally as deputy director of infectious diseases and blood policy, reporting to Gerard Hetherington as director of health protection.

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A journal article titled "Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis and the Anti-HCV Assay" Vox Sanguinis was referenced in the October 2004 version of the report on self-sufficiency.

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A journal article titled "Altruism and Payment in Blood Donation" Transfusion Science was referenced in the October 2004 version of the report on self-sufficiency.

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During his oral evidence Charles Lister was asked to explain what he meant by a "groupthink". He had reflected in his second and third statements on whether or not there was a collective mindset or a groupthink in the Department of Health about issues such as public inquiry and the HCV compensation scheme.

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