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Dr Colin Entwistle was aware that the question of infection with the AIDS virus was associated with transmission via blood in some form.

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At Oxford (and in common with most regional transfusion centres), in the period leading up to production of the first AIDS leaflet in September 1983, no particular steps were in place to screen out high-risk AIDS donors.

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Once the AIDS leaflets were available, they were put on display at donor sessions but not sent out with the call-up cards. Dr Colin Entwistle suggested this was "not the most appropriate way, not least because that would not cater for the walk-in donors."

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The Oxford Centre held a stock of 13,000 leaflets, had issued approximately 1,000, and had a "now negligible" rate of usage per month, meaning that donors were not picking up and removing the leaflets from where they were displayed.

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Dr Patricia Hewitt wrote to Dr Roger Moore, stating that the North London Blood Transfusion Centre did not supply blood to any military hospitals but did "collect a large number of donations from MOD establishments".

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Dr Donald Smith of the Wessex Blood Transfusion Centre told the Executive Committee of the Haemophilia Society that "the crews of many ships are volunteering as blood donors."

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Dr Donald Smith of the Wessex Blood Transfusion Centre directed his staff to reject donors with any history of jaundice.

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Professor Dame Marcela Contreras told the Inquiry that transfusion centres did not regard military personnel as a high-risk group in the early 1980s.

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According to their written submission to the Inquiry, the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service were not aware of evidence that military personnel based in Scotland were at higher risk of HBV, HIV or HCV infection than the general Scottish or UK donor population.

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Dr Jack Gillon told the Inquiry his concern that not all Scottish military donors were voluntary.

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Half the donations in the North London Centre came from sessions taking place at factories and other large workplaces.

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A substantial loss of donors was reported at the North East Regional Transfusion Centre.

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Industrial donations as a percentage of all donors reduced at the Northern Region Blood Transfusion Service.

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In his witness statement, Dr Morris McClelland stated that the Troubles in Northern Ireland and the closure of factories had an adverse impact on donations. A reduction in the donor age limit was introduced to compensate for this loss.

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Dr Morris McClelland considered that he had a role in persuading colleagues to use less whole blood and more red cell concentrates; that "The most effective route of influence" was the haematologists and laboratory staff in charge of hospital blood banks who in turn influenced the clinicians in each speciality.

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Dr Morris McClelland noted in his statement to the Inquiry that there was an increase in red cell concentrates in Belfast from 20% to 75%.

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Dr Morris McClelland noted that the Belfast Regional Transfusion Centre had the capabilities to increase its production of cryoprecipitate to 20,000 packs per annum if they had been requested. No such request was made.

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Dr Morris McClelland noted that he did not recall being involved in any discussions in regards to workplace sessions and employees feeling pressured to donate blood.

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Dr Patricia Hewitt noted that blood collection at the North London Blood Transfusion Centre was based on mobile blood collection teams. When she commenced employment at the North London Blood Transfusion Centre there were two static clinics and a third static clinic was subsequently opened in Luton.

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Dr Vanessa Martlew noted that the North West Regional Transfusion Service included both the Lancaster and Manchester centres where Lancaster was responsible for its own donor recruitment and laboratory. It was also a significant contributor to the pool of specific plasma for the production of anti-D immunoglobulin.

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