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The Government's position was that all reasonable care to make blood safe at the time was taken.

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The briefing from Dr Rowena Jecock was that "the treatment given to haemophiliacs was the best available at the time and action was taken in good faith".

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Elizabeth Woodeson suggested to include in the Government's response to the Archer Inquiry a line that "we believe that people were offered the best treatment available at the time".

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In her briefing to Dawn Primarolo, Dr Rowena Jecock sought to distinguish the position in Ireland on the basis that "The Government here has never accepted any liability."

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Mr Justice Burton in "A and Others v National Blood Authority" concluded that surrogate testing should have been introduced by March 1988, and that Hepatitis C screening should have been routinely introduced earlier than it was, and hat it was not known and accepted by society that there was a risk of Hepatitis C from blood transfusions.

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The Prime Minister was provided with a detailed brief with regard to the High Court judgment on Hepatitis C and blood.

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Sue Inglis wrote to Dr Christine Swinson enclosing a photocopy of a lecture to GPs given by HM Coroner Richard Van Oppen. The letter highlighted "yet another bad experience" suffered by a family when presenting a death certificate to the registrar.

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A letter was sent from the Home Office to the NHS Executive about the approach of HM Coroner Richard Van Oppen in holding inquests into all AIDS-related deaths.

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Dr C Swinson wrote to J Dartnall about deaths due to AIDS or HIV-related causes. The memo addressed the issue of whether death from AIDS contracted by homosexual intercourse was "unnatural" so should be reported to the coroner and subject to jury inquest.

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Hilary Curtis wrote to Professor Kenneth Calman about deaths due to AIDS or HIV-related causes, enquiring about the Department of Health and the Home Office's position on the issue of death certification.

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Len Cook from the Office for National Statistics wrote to HM Coroner Andrew Reid about the recommended practice for completion of the medical certificate of cause of death in cases where the deceased suffered from HIV infection.

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In a letter to R Clifford, Dr Mark Evans outlined the GMC guidance booklet Confidentiality which stated that a patient's death did not release a doctor from the obligation to maintain confidentiality.

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A Department of Health and Social Security letter to All Medical Officers stated that in the interests of confidentiality the exact nature of the HIV infection should not be revealed by a doctor.

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Judicial reviews were brought before the Scottish courts in respect of the failure to hold FAIs into deaths caused by infected blood and blood products, resulting in the Penrose Inquiry being established.

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Dr Jones wrote to colleagues that the local Coroner had taken the decision not to hold an open inquest on every AIDS-related death.

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At a haemophilia reference centre directors' meeting, Professor Bloom felt that clear guidelines should be established regarding referrals to the Coroner.

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At a meeting of the UK Regional Haemophilia Centre Directors Committee Dr Savidge asked how many deaths went to the coroners court and thought there should be a Regional Centre Directors policy.

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At a meeting of the UK Regional Haemophilia Centre Directors Committee Dr Mayne asked if an agreed formula of wording for death certificates should be considered.

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At the UK haemophilia centre directors' meeting, Dr Jones said that he did not put AIDS on the death certificate.

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The AIDS group of haemophilia centre directors were informed that Professor Bloom had a good rapport with the local coroner who did not hold inquests.

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