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Despite references to alcohol in his medical records, a witness' husband did not go out drinking.

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Mark Stewart transcript recorded his father died in 2002, from hepatocellular cancer, and his brother was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2008. He died in 2013. Mark felt he may suffer the same fate. No one in their family was warned of the risks of treatment with concentrate, nor that liver function would be tested and monitored. Mark learnt he had Hepatitis C only in 2007.

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A witness was concerned about the lack of specialist input into his HIV care, stating "Just because his haemophilia patients had developed HIV he suddenly hadn't developed a specialism in HIV himself".

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From 1980 an individual was largely treated with commercial concentrates, with there never being any discussion with his parents about that or the reasons for it. He attended a routine clinic appointment in Nottingham in April 1985 following which his blood was tested for HIV without his knowledge.

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The mother of a boy infected with HIV following treatment with Armour's heat-treated Factorate was told of her son's diagnosis by telephone

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Various witnesses, both anonymous and otherwise, gave evidence to the Inquiry and were questioned by Counsels to the Inquiry about their experience of infection - both personal, and infections of their loved ones.

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Mr AM spoke highly of the haemophilia doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital. He expressed the view that haemophiliacs should have been systematically tested and a look-back exercise should have been carried out to ascertain those infected from the whole blood community. Specialist clinics with experts in HIV and hepatitis should have been developed.

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In oral evidence, Alan Burgess confirmed that he had told Liz Carroll to report a comment made by Jan Barlow to Alistair Burt MP.

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Alan Burgess' UKHCDO records listed the "Date first positive" as 15 January 1985 but he was tested in August and the sample date was 15 September.

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Sue Threakall gave evidence to the Inquiry where she expressed how those infected would only be able to move on with their lives once "the truth has come out"

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In oral evidence Ms Susan Threakall recalled a lack of historic communications regarding risk in relation to treatment and lack of provision of information and advice on different Factor VIII products.

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Lee Turton was treated at Bristol Children's Hospital with Factor 8 concentrate as a baby. He was swapped from cryoprecipitate to Factor 8 because cryo was "unavailable"

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Colin and Denise Turton were told by Dr Burman that Lee was only being treated with British Factor VIII so "there was no risk"

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DAAs were licensed and became available for Hepatitis C treatment in the UK.

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John Dillon noted that according to the evidence of the Expert Group on Hepatitis, 20% of Hepatitis B infections would clear spontaneously.

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Professor John Dillon gave evidence to the Inquiry about the distinction between acute non-A non-B Hepatitis and chronic non-A non-B Hepatitis.

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The Hepatitis Expert Panel explained to the Inquiry there are five hepatitis viruses A-E, and examined the two most important viral causes of hepatitis which are Hepatitis B virus and Hepatitis C virus.

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A patient registered that he was concerned about AIDS to Dr Bloom's staff and the registrar noted it was because the patient was well read, although they acknowledged that they credited it as a reasonable possibility.

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The HIV Expert Panel explained to the Inquiry how data shows 75% of those living with HIV have at least one other long-term condition including mental health conditions, hypertension, lipid disorders and diabetes.

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Professor Edward Tuddenham was asked within his oral evidence to the Inquiry if it remained his view that if self-sufficiency had been achieved, that a considerable number of cases of AIDS would have been avoided, to which he responded yes.

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