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Susan Deacon wrote to Andrew Welsh MSP noting that the report on Hepatitis C and heat treatment of blood products for haemophiliacs in the mid 1980s did not find evidence that Haemophilia Centre Directors deliberately mislead patients about risks of hepatitis.

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The Haemophilia Society's briefing on the Scottish Executive's report on Hepatitis C and heat treatment of blood products for haemophiliacs in the mid 1980s suggested that an internal inquiry had not been carried out in an open and transparent manner.

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Susan Deacon declined the Haemophilia Society's request for a meeting.

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Bruce Norval described the Scottish Executive's report as "insulting" because "it seemed to just accept the opinion of doctors without taking account of the evidence of haemophiliacs and their families."

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According to Dr Keel the remit of the Hepatitis C report was governed by the Haemophilia Society's wishes.

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Dr Keel criticised the Health and Care Committee's observations on the report's remit which she said did not acknowledge that the Haemophilia Society were fully signed up to its terms before commencing the report.

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Susan Deacon was quoted in the press statement that accompanied the report as stating there was no evidence that the relevant authorities did anything other than their best for patients.

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An article was published called Interim Results of Surveillance for NANBH in Patients Receiving Heated Concentrates Produced in England Developments in Biologicals.

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The Haemophilia Society continued to push for a full public inquiry to ensure all the central concerns of those affected were dealt with.

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Christine Dora sent an email to Susan Deacon, Dr Keel and other officials to report a conversation which she had had with Charles Lister at the Department of Health, which indicated that Lord Philip Hunt inclined towards sympathy for "the plight of the affected haemophiliacs" and had agreed to meet Lord Alf Morris to revisit the idea of compensation. Susan Deacon was very concerned about this.

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The existing policy of not compensating haemophiliacs with HCV was adhered to by Lord Hunt, in response to which it was recorded that Susan Deacon "will be vvv relieved!"

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The Scottish Parliament received a petition on Hepatitis C, which called for the establishment of a system of compensation.

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The Scottish Parliament received a petition on Hepatitis C, which called for an independent inquiry.

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After the judgment in A and Others v National Blood Authority, Susan Deacon wrote to Lord Hunt to urge the Department of Health/National Blood Authority to seek permission to appeal the decision.

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Lord Hunt informed Susan Deacon that the Department of Health had decided "reluctantly" not to appeal the decision in A and Others v National Blood Authority.

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A debate took place in the Scottish Parliament on a motion in support of compensation for people infected with Hepatitis C.

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Notwithstanding the recommendation of the Health and Community Care Committee, Susan Deacon told John Hutton, Minister of State at the Department of Health, that "We will hold the current view" - of no compensation - "and try and sustain it as best we can".

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A submission was provided to the First Minister, recommending that the Health and Community Care Committee's recommendations be rejected and that instead the Executive should offer to set up an expert group to examine whether the general principle of offering financial and practical support was right and practicable.

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During oral evidence Michael Chisholm accepted that non-A non-B Hepatitis was not an unknown risk.

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Malcolm Chisholm, who had replaced Susan Deacon as Minister for Health and Community Care by this date, stated that the Executive response appeared to rule out financial compensation, however it was justified in order to avoid "establishing a new, wide-ranging precedent on compensation."

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