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No decision was taken by Working Party on further study proposal from Dr Brian McClelland.

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Working Party on Transfusion-Associated Hepatitis focused on AIDS – no further discussion of prospective study of NANBH markers.

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Report produced on NANBH in the West of Scotland by Drs Dow and Follett.

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FDA recommended the introduction of both ALT and anti-HBc testing.

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Working Party on Transfusion-Associated Hepatitis reconvened for the first time since 1983 and proposed to discuss a protocol for a multi-centre study.

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SNBTS minutes recorded decision to introduce surrogate testing next year.

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Letter in The Lancet from SNBTS suggested that surrogate testing was "inescapable".

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DHSS granted funding for multi-centre study.

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The Chiron Corporation identified and cloned Hepatitis C virus.

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Dr Craske wrote to Dr Barbara that he did not favour the use of anti-HBc screening.

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At the meeting of the regional transfusion directors, it was noted that the most risky populations might had been identifiable by anti-HBc markers, however no further discussion took place.

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At a meeting of the UK Working Party on Transfusion-Associated Hepatitis, Dr Barbara observed that the anti-HBc test had the value of association with Hepatitis B and NANBH as well as AIDS.

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The CBLA Working Group on AIDS discussed surrogate screening and asked Dr Brian McClelland to submit outline proposals for prospective study.

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The CBLA Working Group on AIDS agreed that a protocol for a study should be drawn up.

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Dr Wallington presented the protocol for a study on surrogate screening at the CBLA Central Committee for Research and Development in Blood Transfusion.

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Application for funding from the MRC was made for the prospective study.

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Direct testing for HTLV-3 was thought to be in the offing.

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Universal screening of blood donations for HIV commenced in the UK.

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Professor Robert Gallo announced that he had identified the virus causing AIDS.

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An internal DHSS minute said that a screening test needed to be introduced "as quickly as possible".

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