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The Report of Haemophilia Centre Directors Hepatitis Working Party recorded that patients who had received commercial Factor 8 concentrates in several haemophilia centres and in a US hospital were showing signs of chronic liver disease.

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Dr Walford wrote to John Harley describing NANBH as "rapidly fatal" and able to result in "a chronic carrier state, thus increasing the 'pool' of viruses in the community."

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Forbes and Lowe published a review titled 'Unresolved problems in Haemophilia' which included a chapter on viruses causing hepatitis.

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Linda Page highlighted Dr Walford's 1980 minute in which she described NANBH as "rapidly fatal" in her Report.

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The Department of Health responded to the Haemophilia Society raising Dr Walford's minute, stating that she may have been referring to patients with cirrhosis due to alcohol or Wilson's Disease rather than haemophilia.

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A memo from William Connon to the Chief Medical Officer confirmed that Dr Walford's minute had come to the attention of Linda Page

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Linda Page was tasked with reviewing papers.

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A briefing note sent to the Chief Medical Officer noted that no new evidence had been found identifying culpability on behalf of the Department.

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A memo from Linda Page was sent to Caroline Flint and Lord Warner regarding the internal review on all existing papers

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Linda Page told the Inquiry that the Department of Health's response to the Haemophilia Society put Dr Walford's minute in context.

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The job task description for the review on Blood Safety was drafted with a view to making "recommendations on future handling in the light of public interest requirements"

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Sir Hugh Taylor told the Inquiry that the review largely rehearsed rather than re-examined the Department's previous analysis of the history which was still being challenged by campaigners.

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Sir Hugh Taylor suggested to the Inquiry that there were limitations on the process of ministerial challenge to the established position.

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Sir Hugh Taylor told the Inquiry that during his tenure as Permanent Secretary the Government placed a high bar on holding public inquiries.

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Lord Archer wrote to Patricia Hewitt informing her that he would chair an independent inquiry

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William Connon emailed emphasising that the government had not agreed to cooperate with the Archer Inquiry.

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John Hutton spoke to Susan Deacon MSP explaining that he was "holding the line on compensation." He told her that there was "anxiety" that a new administration in Scotland might opt for a "different and conscious change of position", which would "create significant difficulties for us if people in Scotland can be compensated but those in England cannot."

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A memo from Charles Lister to Yvette Cooper advised that Frank Dobson was minded to support a scheme limited to people with haemophilia with Hepatitis C but was persuaded from this by officials and Margaret Jay.

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The minutes of the Yvette Cooper and Manor House Group meeting recorded the Minister agreeing to ask officials to refer to the papers from the period to get a fuller picture of what the known risks were on Hepatitis C.

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A memo from Robert Finch to Hazel Blears recorded an agreement with officials that they would undertake a detailed review of the surviving papers between 1973 and 1985 in order to create a chronology of events.

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