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Consultant pathologist, J Buchanan, wrote to Dr Barnes regarding a patient who received a transfusion from a blood donor who had been diagnosed with AIDS.

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A press release which accompanied the publication of the second AIDS leaflet reported Kenneth Clarke stating that donors in the risk groups must not give blood as they may unknowingly be carriers of the AIDS virus.

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The annual report by Sir Henry Yellowlees on the State of the Public Health for the year 1981 noted a rise in notifications of infective jaundice attributed to Hepatitis A.

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The annual report by Sir Henry Yellowlees on the State of the Public Health for the year 1980 provided an update on hepatitis infection figures.

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The annual report by Sir Henry Yellowlees on the State of the Public Health for the year 1982 referred to AIDS for the first time.

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The annual report by Sir Donald Acheson on the State of the Public Health for the year 1983 included more detailed information regarding AIDS than the previous year.

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The annual report by Sir Donald Acheson on the State of the Public Health for the year 1985 addressed AIDS. There was no section on hepatitis.

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The annual report by Sir Donald Acheson on the State of the Public Health for the year 1986 noted that cases of and deaths from AIDS showed exponential growth. There was no section on hepatitis.

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The annual report by Sir Donald Acheson on the State of the Public Health for the year 1987 addressed AIDS in the introduction with a focus on international cooperation. There was no section on hepatitis.

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The annual report by Sir Donald Acheson on the State of the Public Health for the year 1988 addressed AIDS in the introduction. There was no section on hepatitis.

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In a letter from A J Beale Solicitors to Jayant Desai related to the HIV litigation, the Welsh Office described relying on the Department of Health "to take the principal lead in determining national policy on matters relating to HIV/AIDS prevention, but contributes to the formulation of policy through membership of Inter-Departmental bodies and their sub-groups".

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The Welsh office formed an AIDS Steering Group.

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The Welsh office issued a recommendation to all Welsh district health authorities to set up AIDS Co-ordinating teams.

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An appendix to a letter from A J Beale Solicitors to Jayant Desai set out the legal framework of the health service in Wales.

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J Evans wrote to Jayant Desai regarding the haemophilia/HIV litigation, indicating that there was no independent Welsh Office action concerning the hepatitis risk.

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The Welsh Office first considered the risk of infection from AIDS following a briefing provided by the DHSS.

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Discussions took place between the Health Ministers of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland regarding a public education campaign and measures to limit the spread of HIV.

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The Department of Health sought further advice from the Advisory Group on Testing for the Presence of Australia Hepatitis Associated Antigen and its Antibody on their report produced in July 1971 following consultations with a number of interested bodies and organisations.

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Minutes of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens show that the terms of reference of a Working Group focusing on the handling of material from AIDS patients did not include blood products because "the Blood Transfusion Service AIDS Working Party had a study of blood products well under way" and "the Committee was not equipped to do a detailed study of blood products since members did not have the know-how."

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At a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens, the Chair explained that NANBH viruses "had a more serious effect than hepatitis A, in fact nearly as serious as Hepatitis B".

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