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At a meeting of the Eastern division consultants in the Blood Transfusion Service, attendees criticised the new AIDS leaflet. It was noted that the most worrying aspect of the leaflet was that it implied that anti HTLV-3 was a test for AIDS.

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A regional transfusion directors' meeting was held. There was discussion of the imminent introduction of screening on 14 October 1985. There was no further discussion about the AIDS leaflets.

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A Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service directors' meeting was held. There was no discussion of AIDS.

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AIDS was briefly considered at a meeting between Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service directors and haemophilia centre directors in Scotland.

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

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Dr Brian McClelland told the Inquiry in his oral evidence that he decided to prepare a leaflet on AIDS as it was "fairly obvious" that it was important to take action to reduce the risk to transfusion recipients and that there had been the suggestion in local media that Edinburgh could become the "AIDS capital of the North".

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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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There was a decision not to recall an implicated PFC batch 023110090. Dr Brian McClelland explained to the Inquiry in his oral evidence that recalling that batch would have led to a huge gap in the supply available to patients.

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Dr Brian McClelland told the Inquiry in his oral evidence that it emerged there was very little of PFC batch 023110090 to recall, apart from a few units at the Aberdeen Transfusion Centre. The rest had already been transfused.

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