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A letter from Lord Glenarthur to Clive Jenkins held the line that there was no conclusive evidence that AIDS was transmitted through blood products.

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At the SNBTS Directors and Haemophilia Directors meeting Dr Ludlam informed members that the UK haemophilia directors had been sent a letter and questionnaire regarding the reporting of possible cases of AIDS.

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The minutes of SNBTS Directors and Haemophilia Directors meeting show that there was no doubt that there was knowledge of risk, after knowing how quickly AIDS was spreading in the US.

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Concerns about prison donation at the Dundee RTC were shared by Dr Brookes.

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The Advisory Group on Testing for the Presence of Hepatitis B, report included findings that blood collection in prisons was relatively high risk but comparable to risks in groups such as drug addicts.

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Paper circulated by Dr Cash relating to AIDS and the SHHD's response to the risk of AIDS.

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In 1971, the World Health Organization identified prisons as optimal locations for blood collection.

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A meeting took place involving the SHHD, SNBTS, and haemophilia centre directors to discuss the situation of the Edinburgh patients and other haemophilia patients in Scotland who had tested positive for HTLV-3 antibodies.

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A meeting took place involving the SHHD, SNBTS, and haemophilia centre directors which discussed how every effort should be made for patients to have the situation explained to them before the impending publicity.

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In Belfast the final collection of prison blood donations occurred on 26 October 1983.

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Following the Regional Transfusion Directors meeting, the RTDs agreed to form an ad hoc committee to determine which donor groups required special consideration and whether any groups should be excluded entirely from blood donation.

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Following the announcement of John Patten, the AIDS leaflet would be given to each known and new or unregistered donor.

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A UK Working Party on Transfusion-Associated Hepatitis meeting on looked at undertaking research relevant to surrogate testing.

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Dr Galbraith set out his reasons for the temporary withdrawal of such blood products, one of them being that the agent was probably transmitted by blood and blood products.

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A New England journal article held that research was emerging which concluded that transmission through blood was likely, and that the national mainstream scientific press had been speculating on the cause of AIDS since November 1982.

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Letter from Dr Bell to Dr McIntyre which highlighted the complexities of addressing AIDS in donor centres, including deciding the need for different leaflets for the general public and specifically for the homosexual community.

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At a CBLA working group on AIDS, Dr Gunson commented that the AIDS leaflet was the only practical step being taken.

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The consensus was that the AIDS leaflet had not been particularly useful, despite its widespread donor distribution.

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While in England and Wales there had been a blanket decision to discontinue hosting donor sessions at prisons and borstals, a decision by the SNBTS for Scotland had not been reached.

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A meeting of the SNBTS noted that Dr Maycock had presented data of Au-positive blood and that English directors were considering withdrawal of prison sessions.

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