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Dr Brian McClelland and his colleague Dr Anne Smith prepared a first-draft AIDS leaflet.

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At a meeting of the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service Co-ordinating Group, it was noted that Dr Stanislaw Urbaniak had decided not to do anything regarding AIDS and donor selection.

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At a meeting of the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service Co-ordinating Group, Dr Cash reported on what had been discussed at the recent meeting of regional transfusion directors. He agreed to contact Dr John Barbara for information about the proposed leaflet for donors and that he would arrange a meeting with the Scottish Home and Health Department.

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At a meeting of Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service directors, Dr Brian McClelland explained he had amended his leaflet following a discussion with the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group.

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At a meeting of Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service directors, attendees discussed how best to deter certain donors without causing offence to others. It was suggested that a wide audience could be addressed through radio and television.

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The Glasgow and West of Scotland Transfusion Service added to its donor questionnaire a note asking if donors had heard of AIDS and stating that if they had any doubts about giving a donation they should consult the session doctor or their GP or write to the regional director.

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Dr Stanislaw Urbaniak sent a letter to Dr Brian McClelland stating that he felt it was premature to issue Dr Brian McClelland's AIDS leaflet to donors.

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At a meeting of the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service Co-ordinating Group, it was noted that each regional transfusion centre had a supply of AIDS leaflets, pending the lifting of the embargo on their release by the Minister for Health. Dr Cash had written to each of the regional transfusion directors and explained the method of issue of the leaflets was at their discretion.

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A national UK AIDS leaflet was published, accompanied by a press release from the Scottish Information Office

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At a meeting of Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service directors, it was noted that a range of different methods of use of the UK national AIDS leaflet were being deployed.

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At a meeting of Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service directors, it was noted that in the North East the UK national AIDS leaflets were available at all mobile and fixed site sessions.

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At a meeting of Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service directors, it was noted that in the West the UK national AIDS leaflets were available on request to the medical officer at sessions. It was also noted that Dr Mitchell had incorporated a question about AIDS into the "health notice".

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At a meeting of Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service directors, it was reported that the Belfast Regional Transfusion Centre had not received the UK national AIDS leaflets but would make them available at donor sessions once they were. Dr William Wagstaff also reported on the position in England and Wales.

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In a letter to Dr John Cash, Dr Brian McClelland stated that as an interim measure a specific reference to AIDS had been added in the donor call-up letters sent out from the Edinburgh and South East Blood Transfusion Service, drawing attention to the leaflet, and adding specific questions and references to AIDS and the leaflet questionnaire completed by donors.

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At a Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service directors meeting, Dr Brian McClelland produced a revised AIDS leaflet for potential circulation to all donors, which would be discussed at a Co-ordinating Group meeting

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At a Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service directors meeting, it was agreed that an AIDS leaflet should be sent once to each blood donor as an enclosure with the call-up letter and for the directors to send Dr Brian McClelland's comments on the draft leaflet within two weeks.

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At a Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service directors meeting, further comments on Dr Brian McClelland's draft AIDS leaflet were made and it was finalised.

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At a Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service Co-Ordinating Group Meeting, it was decided that each Scottish regional transfusion centre would incorporate into their health questionnaire the words: "I have read the SNBTS AIDS leaflet (Important Message to Blood Donors) and confirm that, to the best of my knowledge, I am not in one of the defined transfusion-related risk groups".

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Dr Brian McClelland wrote to Dr John Cash confirming that the Edinburgh and South East Scotland Region had now introduced modified forms which asked the donor to sign a specific declaration that they had read the AIDS leaflet and were not in a risk group.

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At a Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service directors meeting, Dr Brian McClelland told the other directors about a leaflet from the Terrence Higgins Trust with a "clear explanation" and said it might be necessary to redraft the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service leaflet again.

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