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Department of Health Report titled 'Getting ahead of the Curve. A strategy for combating infectious diseases (including other aspects of health protection)' (the Donaldson report) was published.

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Test for Hepatitis C became available.

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The National Blood Transfusion Service and Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service Liaison Committee agreed not to established a lookback policy.

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The ACVSB agreed to recommend to ministers that Hepatitis C testing should be introduced in the UK. Consideration of any lookback procedure was postponed.

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The ACVSB was told that the ACTTD would be meeting to consider lookback.

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Professor John Cash wrote to Dr Jeremy Metters requesting the ACVSB to consider a lookback policy.

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The ACTTD agreed that "there may be an ethical obligation to inform patients who may have received transfusions in the past from anti-HCV donations."

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The ACVSB recommended that lookback should not be undertaken as a service, leaving the option for those carrying out research.

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The ACTTD agreed that lookback may have legal implications and should be considered.

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The UK began screening blood donations for Hepatitis C.

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A lookback began in Edinburgh and South East Scotland as a "pilot study".

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The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service Medical and Scientific Committee recommended the implementation of a lookback policy without delay.

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An ad-hoc assembly of experts convened on behalf of the SACTTI acknowledged that the Blood Transfusion Service had an ethical responsibility and duty of care towards recipients of potentially infectious blood components.

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The results of Dr John Gillon's lookback study were published.

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The MSBT advised ministers to undertake a lookback programme.

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The MSBT's advice to undertake a lookback programme was presented to ministers in a ministerial submission.

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The Minister for Home Affairs and Health from the Scottish Office wrote to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health about the lookback exercise, stating that as a matter of legal liability the lookback should take place as soon as possible in Scotland.

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The Health Minister agreed to the recommended Hepatitis C lookback exercise.

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The UK-wide Hepatitis C lookback programme was announced to Parliament.

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The UK-wide Hepatitis C lookback programme began.

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