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Lord Patten stated that ministerial submissions would be required for a change of policy or significant new spending commitments. He also acknowledged that a concern about media interest or adverse press comment might lead to a matter being brought to the attention of ministers.

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Dr Galbraith's views were not communicated to ministers, the CMO, or shared with haemophilia centre directors, regional transfusion directors, or with the SHHD, DHSSNI and Welsh Office. Each minister thought ministers should have been told.

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Duncan Macniven spoke of "a great deal of executive devolution to the Scottish Office" prior to the creation of the Scottish Parliament.

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Lord Forsyth described the role of officials as administering agreed policies and ensuring that ministers were alerted to any concerning issues. He expected significant matters that required ministerial decision-making to be "drawn to their attention."

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John Patten advised that those planning to visit the Mediterranean should arrange to have a typhoid vaccination due to the outbreak.

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A Dear Doctor letter regarding AIDS was circulated to chief administrative medical officers in Scotland.

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The third AIDS leaflet was circulated in a letter to regional general managers and general managers of Special Health Authorities for London Postgraduate Hospitals.

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A report was prepared setting out possibilities for research on AIDS, identifying the potential for research involving people with haemophilia.

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At an SNBTS meeting Dr Brian McClelland explained that the AIDS leaflet was amended following discussion with representatives of the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group.

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At an SNBTS meeting, attendees discussed the approaches taken in England and Wales and the policies of the American Red Cross and Council of Europe regarding AIDS.

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The Observer reported on the link between AIDS and blood, noting that AIDS had been identified in a small group of US haemophiliacs treated with concentrates.

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The Observer carried two articles: one headed Killer disease alert over gay blood donors and the other headed The epidemic spreads.

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The Working Party on Post-Transfusion Hepatitis identified a number of problems relating to NANBH that needed investigation.

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Dr Craske presented a paper on AIDS to the Medical Research Council Hepatitis Vaccine Working Group.

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Sir Henry Yellowlees confirmed that the MRC had not established a Working Party nor were they considering any research on AIDS.

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The MRC Working Party noted there was evidence from haemophiliacs showing some Scottish Factor 8 had been contaminated with HTLV-3. They also discussed whether it was unethical to inform patients who were HTLV-3 positive.

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The MRC Working Party discussed contact tracing of blood donations from AIDS patients.

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At the first Working Party on Post-Transfusion Hepatitis meeting, the terms of reference were recorded as: "To consider the feasibility of carrying out a survey on the incidence of post-transfusion hepatitis and to arrange for any such survey".

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The MRC's Blood Transfusion Research Committee was established.

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The MRC's Blood Transfusion Research Committee was reconstituted to deal with problems concerned with dried blood and its products.

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