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William Connon sent a memo to the CMO noting that the review being undertaken by Linda Page had not found evidence identifying any culpability on behalf of the Department.

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A meeting between the CMO and ministers on infected blood products was postponed.

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A briefing pack was produced alongside Linda Page's internal review report.

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Dr Alisa Wight emailed attaching a task description for the internal review.

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Dr Hugh Nicholas suggested to Linda Page that the scope of work be widened.

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Publication of Preston et al Percutaneous Liver Biopsy and Chronic Liver Disease in Haemophiliacs The Lancet.

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The Report of Haemophilia Centre Directors Hepatitis Working Party found no further fatalities directly due to acute hepatitis.

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The Report of Haemophilia Centre Directors Hepatitis Working Party recorded that patients who had received commercial Factor 8 concentrates in several haemophilia centres and in a US hospital were showing signs of chronic liver disease.

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Dr Walford wrote to John Harley describing NANBH as "rapidly fatal" and able to result in "a chronic carrier state, thus increasing the 'pool' of viruses in the community."

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Forbes and Lowe published a review titled 'Unresolved problems in Haemophilia' which included a chapter on viruses causing hepatitis.

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Linda Page highlighted Dr Walford's 1980 minute in which she described NANBH as "rapidly fatal" in her Report.

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The Department of Health responded to the Haemophilia Society raising Dr Walford's minute, stating that she may have been referring to patients with cirrhosis due to alcohol or Wilson's Disease rather than haemophilia.

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A memo from William Connon to the Chief Medical Officer confirmed that Dr Walford's minute had come to the attention of Linda Page

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Linda Page was tasked with reviewing papers.

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A briefing note sent to the Chief Medical Officer noted that no new evidence had been found identifying culpability on behalf of the Department.

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A memo from Linda Page was sent to Caroline Flint and Lord Warner regarding the internal review on all existing papers

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Linda Page told the Inquiry that the Department of Health's response to the Haemophilia Society put Dr Walford's minute in context.

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Dr Walford told the Inquiry that she felt not everyone at the DHSS was as aware that NANBH could give rise to chronic liver disease and this was why she had shared her comment with senior people

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The job task description for the review on Blood Safety was drafted with a view to making "recommendations on future handling in the light of public interest requirements"

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Sir Hugh Taylor told the Inquiry that the review largely rehearsed rather than re-examined the Department's previous analysis of the history which was still being challenged by campaigners.

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