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ACVSB was superseded by the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Blood and Tissue ("MSBT")

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Serious Hazards of Transfusion Annual Report addressed how some system for identifying risks earlier could, and should, have come sooner

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Within their closing submission to the Inquiry, the NHSBT expressed a framework within existing systems should be established for proper recording of outcomes for recipients of blood components

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Ministry of Health Notes on Transfusion reiterated supplies of blood were not unlimited and with the ever-growing demand for blood it was imperative that it not bed used unnecessarily.

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Michele Claire explained within her witness statement to the Inquiry how her husband took the side of the junior doctor, as he implicitly trusted the medical profession

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Mary Barr explained within her witness statement to the Inquiry that her haemoglobin levels were monitored more closely in her second pregnancy

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A witness to the Inquiry explained within her witness statement to the Inquiry how she was infected with Hepatitis C and was awarded compensation by the High Court

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A witness to the Inquiry explains how when they asked about the use of their own blood, they were not given any proper explanation.

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Katrina Hughes explained in her witness statement to the Inquiry how she was told that blood is safe because it is heat-treated.

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Lynne Hill was infected with Hepatitis C through transfusions given during leukaemia treatment. She said within her written statement to the Inquiry she was given pints and pints of blood but was never told about the risk of infection or asked to consent.

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Dr Lorna Williamson explained within a written statement to the Inquiry how JPAC has two roles. The first is to prepare detailed guidelines for the UK Blood Transfusion Services. The second is to act as an advisory committee by reporting to the medical directors of the four UK blood services

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Dr Gail Miflin explained within a written statement to the Inquiry how SHOT is a haemovigilance scheme which collects and analyses adverse events and reactions related to blood transfusions in the UK

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Within his written statement to the Inquiry Dr Morris McClelland explained that the experiences of trying to implement or pilot these technologies demonstrated that there were so many practical disadvantages as to preclude their use on a large scale

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Paul Mouncey's explained within his witness statement to the Inquiry how neither him or his wife, Jane were given clear advice about the screening of blood products, or never
given any indication that there was a risk from the transfusion

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Marlene Neve explained in her written statement to the Inquiry how she was aware of the risks posed by HIV so she asked the consultant prior to surgery if she could donate her own blood in advance of the procedure, should a transfusion be necessary. She was told that she was not fit enough and that her haemoglobin levels were too low

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Maria Fletcher within her written statement to the Inquiry explained how she was never given any information or advice about the possibility or risk of being exposed to infection before receiving any blood

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Maureen Harrison was infected with Hepatitis C when she received a blood transfusion after the birth of her second child: "The midwife told me that I could stay in hospital and have a transfusion of two units of blood. She said that the alternative would be to take six months of iron tablets. She advised that it would be better to stay overnight and have the transfusion, so I agreed to have the transfusion of blood."

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Angela Irons received a blood transfusion of two units the day after she had her son at Dryburn Hospital in Durham. She had a haemoglobin level of 9.1 prior to the transfusion, and does not think she was actively bleeding. She was diagnosed with Hepatitis C in 2000.

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Deborah Jones was given a blood transfusion at St David's Hospital in Bangor, North Wales, after a normal delivery. She was told by a nurse on the ward that she "would be given a blood transfusion the following morning...She told me that I was a bit anaemic and would be bouncing about down the ward after the transfusion."

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Lesley McEvoy received a blood transfusion at Staincliffe Maternity Hospital.

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