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In relation to the setting of targets of plasma collection for BPL in England and Wales, the system used was one that was not conducive to achieving self-sufficiency.

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In a letter to Dr Maycock, Dr Wagstaff stated that he was keen to harvest more plasma from donations in Trent than was then being achieved, but in order to do so he needed to persuade the RHA to invest in more double packs.

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Dr Colin Entwistle provided a phone service so products could be released from Cambridge RTC to hospitals during the night.

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Oxford RTC's plasma was sent to the PFL in Oxford which sent fractionated products directly to the Oxford Haemophilia Centre.

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Due to the fact that the donor population differed between areas, some RTCs were able to collect more blood donations than they required.

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Dr Entwistle had not been aware of the shortage in adjacent areas and later reflected that this underlined the need for a rationalisation of the service.

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A pro rata system was introduced for the supply of factor concentrate to RTCs, whereby the amount of concentrate provided to each RTC reflected the amount of plasma provided to BPL by that RTC.

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In a letter to Dr Lane, Dr Entwistle stated that the reason that Oxford's RTC did not appear on the pro rata table was attributed to the fact that half of the patients referred were not part of the region.

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The targets that were set for each RTC by BPL were not based on the amount of concentrate a region needed to achieve regional self-sufficiency in factor products. They were based instead on the population of the region.

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Due to the fact that the targets were set by BPL rather than drawn up by the RTCs, some RTCs pushed back against them because they did not agree they were set at the right level.

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RTCs were funded by, and thus accountable to, their RHAs, with medical and scientific oversight from the regional medical officer.

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Guidelines for Managing Records in Health and Personal Social Services Organisations in Northern Ireland provided records be retained 8 years after the conclusion of treatment.

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Guidelines for Managing Records in Health and Personal Social Services Organisations in Northern Ireland provided that records be retained 8 years after the conclusion of treatment or death.

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A Health and Social Services Circular called Preservation, Retention and Destruction of GP Medical Records provided that records be retained 10 years after the conclusion of treatment, the patient's death or the date on which the patient permanently left the country.

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The professional obligation on doctors to keep clear, accurate and legible records is set out in the General Medical Council's Good medical practice.

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The professional obligation on doctors to keep clear, accurate and legible records is set out in General Medical Council Protecting children and young people.

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The Caldicott Principles apply to the use of confidential information within health and social care organisations.

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Louise Williams, on behalf of the Lothian Health Board, provided evidence to the Inquiry confirming the board currently followed national guidance and provided current policies on document destruction. Copies of older policies were not available.

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A policy document entitled "Development and Management of Procedural Documents" was published by Lancashire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust setting out arrangements for developing and managing documents.

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An anonymous witness stated that when they contacted their hospital to obtain their medical records they were told they were "lucky as they should have been destroyed three years ago".

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