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John Canavan wrote a memo to Miss Wheeler regarding the funding of anti-HCV tests. Ortho would not provide free tests for these free trials and as such they would need to be purchased at a total cost of 25,000 oounds . John Canavan was to seek confirmation where these funds would come from.

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A submission estimated the cost of introducing screening for HCV antibodies at £5.73 million in the first year, with lessening costs subsequently and that it "would add nearly £6 million to the RTCs['] revenue operating costs of approximately £70m pa."

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The second payment to the Macfarlane Trust proposed in late 1989 was made at a time when "public pressure for some further action" was "intense".

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Professor Bloom wrote a letter referring to "inaccurate statements in the press" and asserted that "we are unaware of any proven case in our own haemophiliac population" which was a disingenuous half-truth, given his own knowledge of a probable case amongst patients of the Cardiff Centre.

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Professor Bloom's letter was published by the Haemophilia Society with the comment that "In view of the unduly alarmist reports on AIDS which appeared in the press over the weekend, we are writing to reassure members of the Society about the true position."

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The first payment made to the Macfarlane Trust was a response to the "considerable parliamentary and public pressure...to do something"

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Experience of "unsatisfactory communication, including insufficient explanation or apology, is very likely to complicate the grief process."

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Professor Christine Lee said in an interview "Personally I don't think that faults can be attributed ... I mean cynically I think the patients - the few patients driving this are probably after money actually."

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In view of the second payment to the Mcfarlane Trust the proposals were the response to "a fast escalating campaign", responding to the campaign in a sympathetic way while containing the consequences for the NHS generally.

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Susan Douglas for the "Mail on Sunday" wrote: "In May, I pointed out the dangers of importing blood from a country with an AIDS epidemic. And I was viciously attacked for panic-mongering. Must another innocent man die before action is taken?"

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On the third day of the Inquiry's preliminary hearing, Steven Snowden QC made submissions on behalf of those represented by Collins Solicitors.

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On the third day of the Inquiry's preliminary hearing, Mr Bradley, solicitor for the Haemophilia Society, made his opening statements in relation to the pharmaceutical companies, stating the product caused infections in the UK.

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

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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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Professor Christine Lee continued her oral evidence to the Inquiry in her second day of testimony. She said that she thought compensation was wrong because it suggested liability and that the idea that any decent person would give someone treatment that they knew would cause harm was ridiculous.

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Andy Burnham explained in his evidence to the Inquiry that the government's response was primarily driven by a fear of financial exposure, and that the UK Government had "comprehensively failed the victims of infected blood" over decades.

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In the "Mail on Sunday", Susan Douglas, journalist, reported there was a patient at Cardiff who was suffering from AIDS as a result of being given treatment for haemophilia with blood from the United States.

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Prof Marc Turner, SNBTS Director, wrote their final submission with the assistance of SNBTS senior management, on behalf of SNBTS and the Scottish Territorial Health Boards, in an attempt by the organisation to "speak as directly as possible, not only to the infected and affected but to everyone affected by and having an interest in SNBTS's work."

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Dr Jones told BBC Radio 4's "The Reunion" that they apologised over and over and that David Cameron had apologised twice, complaining people were still angry.

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Dr Peter Jones wrote a complaint to the Press Council regarding a "Mail on Sunday" article with a front page headline "Hospitals using killer blood", calling it sensational and highly exaggerated, causing the Haemophilia Centre to be inundated with calls from worried families.

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