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It was reported by the Oxford Haemophilia Centre that the clinical trial of prophylactic treatment in haemophilia created new problems, for example the statistical plan led to many boys being in the control group which gave the treatment a bad reputation with the boys.

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In autumn 1974 there was a hepatitis outbreak at the Lord Mayor Treloar College in which 10 boys were affected following receipt of a batch of Hemofil.

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Dr Arblaster reported 'practical difficulties' during a prophylaxis trial at Treloar's.

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To test whether commercial concentrates had a higher attack rate than domestic ones, it was arranged that pupils should receive injections drawn from only one batch of product over a three month period.

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It was practice at the Oxford Haemophilia Centre not to give "large pool material" to patients who had received relatively little previous treatment, or to small children.

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An article titled Patterns of bleeding in adolescents with severe haemophilia A, written by Dr Aronstam, Dr Rainsford and Dr Painter, was published in the British Medical Journal. All bleeding episodes at Treloars were monitored from 1973-1977 and the results analysed.

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The housemaster Mr Scott identified a lack of training which would have enabled staff to offer psychological support to infected pupils and he found himself ill-equipped to address individuals' concerns when they were suddenly presented with an HIV diagnosis.

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Dr Aronstam stated in an article that his experiences led him to advocate for a counselling programme for individuals infected with haemophilia, and believed such a programme would be beneficial if informing individuals about their seropositivity.

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A business case was prepared with a view to increasing the funding available for the Caxton Foundation for 2014-15.

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In a letter to Jane Ellison MP, Ann Lloyd provided an update on the progress of addressing the Caxton Foundation's major concerns: to improve governance, to improve communications with beneficiaries, and to better understand what their needs were.

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Christopher FitzGerald informed the National Support Services Committee that as the Macfarlane Trust's Trust Deed did not allow the Trust to provide services, the Department of Health had decided that the Caxton Foundation should provide services to the Macfarlane Trust, the Eileen Trust, the Skipton Fund and MFET.

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As of 31 March 2017, the Skipton Fund had made over 5,450 Stage 1 payments and 1,751 Stage 2 payments, whereas the Caxton Foundation had 1,323 beneficiaries, of whom 1,036 were primary beneficiaries infected with Hepatitis C.

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Martin Harvey, the chief executive of the Caxton Foundation and the Macfarlane Trust, requested early retirement in 2012.

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The Caxton Foundation received £524,000 for disbursement, of which £400,000 had been spent.

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The Caxton Foundation's National Welfare Committee introduced winter fuel payments for beneficiaries with a household income of less than £14,000. These could be processed on a one-off basis by the welfare manager.

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A Caxton Foundation Q&A document stated that it was possible to visit the Alliance House office without prior arrangement.

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The Macfarlane Trust's business case noted that administrative and management costs would be greater if economies of scale were not available.

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Time constraints meant that the Caxton Foundation had to be set up on an 'England only' basis.

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The Caxton Foundation carried out a survey of registrants. Just over half of those who registered and returned the census form had income which fell below what was recognised as the poverty line.

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The directors of the Caxton Foundation decided to make the winter fuel payment to all primary beneficiaries and widows.

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