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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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Thea Teale sent an email to Christine Dora expressing concern about what might come out of the papers which Professor Cash had provided and that they "look carefully for any suggestions that the state of knowledge was other than that which the SNBTS have offered."

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Christine Dora sent an email to Dr Keel and Lynda Towers stating that she did not understand half of the papers obtained from Professor Cash and asked for advice in relation to the sequence of events regarding testing as might relate to their investigation.

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Thea Teale wrote to Christine Dora on 30 March, in response to her query about testing, that it was "a balance between sticking to what we were asked to do & anticipating further demands. I am still inclined not to cover testing in the body of the report."

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Christine Dora circulated a draft of the report 'Hepatitis C and heat treatment of blood products for haemophiliacs in the mid 1980s' to officials.

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Dr Keel provided comments for Christine Dora in response to the draft report, recommending that the conclusion should be made "more definite". She reminded Christine Dora that the Department of Health was very nervous about financial help.

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An email chain between Christine Dora and officials in which it is suggested that the investigation report should not provide support for the Haemophilia Society's calls for compensation for those infected with Hepatitis C.

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John Aldridge wrote in an email to Christine Dora that the Minister should be pointed in the direction of not agreeing to compensation or special priority treatment for those infected with Hepatitis C who may have been infected by NHS treatment.

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