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David Binnie's memo to PS/Secretary of State records Michael Forsyth's concern that compensation did not apply to other groups infected with HIV through blood products.

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J & A Hastie Solicitors wrote to William Waldegrave regarding payments for patients infected with HIV through transfusion.

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David Burrage (Department of Health) responded to J & A Hastie Solicitors letter of 18 December 1990 to William Waldegrave, regarding payments for patients infected with HIV through transfusion.

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J & A Hastie Solicitors wrote to Virginia Bottomley, Minister for Health, with regard to payments for patients infected with HIV through transfusion.

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Richard Henderson, Solicitor's Office, wrote to Mr Panton regarding the Department of Health's reasoning in relation to the differences between those with haemophilia and those infected through transfusion.

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The Observer and Sunday Telegraph published articles which repudiated the Department of Health's claimed distinction between people with haemophilia and people without haemophilia.

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Richard Henderson, Solicitor's Office, advised that the SHHD should move away from the contrasting of whole blood victims with victims with haemophilia.

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Christine Dora told the Inquiry the report prepared following the Scottish Executive investigation was largely finalised by this date.

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Christine Dora felt that no compensation should be awarded unless harm had been done.

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Christine Dora sought advice from Dr Keel regarding the submission by SNBTS and a number of clinical matters.

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In her written statement, Lynda Towers explained that she was a senior solicitor advising the Scottish Executive during this period.

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Health Department officials met to discuss the way forward with the enquiries into the events surrounding the heat treatment of blood products in Scotland between 1985 and 1987.

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Christine Dora sent a memo to PS/Minister for Health and Community Care noting that the Haemophilia Society had not confined matters to heat treatment between 1985 and 1987 and seeking approval for a revised remit.

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Dr Keel wrote to Scottish Haemophilia Directors informing them that the Haemophilia Society was particularly interested in pursuing with the Scottish Executive inquiry the issue of what patients were told at the time of Hepatitis C testing, including the clinical implications of a positive diagnosis.

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Haemophilia directors attended a meeting along with officials and haemophilia centre directors from across Scotland in order to establish "whether there was a general policy on what patients were told and whether there [was] an assessment of risk and if patients were given a choice."

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At the meeting of Haemophilia directors, officials and haemophilia centre directors from across Scotland a comment was recorded as being made by Dr Henry Watson of Aberdeen Haemophilia Centre that the clinician "would have to make the decision of whether to hand the patient a host of information or outline the benefits/risks of particular products."

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At the meeting of Haemophilia directors, officials and haemophilia centre directors from across Scotland a comment was recorded as being made by Professor Ludlam that DDAVP could have been used from 1979 but that this was a matter of clinical judgement and "patients were desperate at that time to be prescribed concentrate as this allowed them to treat themselves at home."

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At the meeting of Haemophilia directors, officials and haemophilia centre directors from across Scotland, Professor Ludlam sought advice on whether haemophilia directors should be looking back to try and identify what had happened to people whose whereabouts and status were unknown. Lynda Towers referred to the Central Legal Office and said that haemophilia directors should follow their advice on whether any further investigation or tracking down of patients was necessary.

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The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service sent to the Scottish Executive a paper in response to requests for information from Christine Dora.

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