Written question asked by Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 6 January 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 February 2004. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Thursday, 5 February 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many haemophiliacs died from blood product acquired infections in each year from 1975 to 1987. - Inc table and ref to 5 January 2004, 416 c191-2W.

Answer: Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many haemophiliacs died from blood product acquired infections in each year from 1975 to 1987. [146986] Miss Melanie Johnson: Information on the number of haemophilia patients who have died from Hepatitis C from blood products is not collected. Information from the United Kingdom Haemophilia Centre Doctors Organisation show 212 patients with haemophilia have died from liver disease to January 2000. Viral inactivation of blood products and screening for HIV were first introduced in 1985. Information on the number of haemophilia patients who have died from HIV from blood products is not collected centrally. Figures provided by the Macfarlane Trust are only available from 1981, and are shown in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of patients 1981 1 1982 0 1983 1 1984 2 1985 13 1986 31 1987 40 Total 88 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. In my response to a question from the hon. Member on Monday 5 January 2004, Official Report, column 191-92W, the number of haemophilia patients infected with HIV/AIDS from infected national health service blood products, registered with the Macfarlane Trust and who died pre-1988 was listed as 87. The Macfarlane Trust has recently advised that the correct figure is in fact 88.

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