Public Hearings Timetable

Monday 6 December

Dr Colin Entwistle (remote): Consultant Director, Oxford Blood Transfusion Centre (1980-95)

Dr George Galea (remote): Senior Registrar and then Consultant in Transfusion Medicine, Aberdeen and North East of Scotland Blood Transfusion Service (1984-93) and Director, Inverness and North of Scotland Blood Transfusion Service (1993-96) and Director, Dundee and East of Scotland Blood Transfusion Service (1996-99) and Tissues and Cells Director, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (1999-2013)

Dr Lorna Williamson (in person): Honorary Consultant Haematologist, East Anglia Blood Transfusion Centre (1991-94) and Clinical Lead for Blood Components, London & South East Zone of the National Blood Service (1994-99) and National Clinical Director for Components, National Blood Service (1999-2007) and Medical and Research Director, NHS Blood and Transplant (2007-16)

Dr Patricia Hewitt (in person): Consultant Haematologist, North London Blood Transfusion Centre (1984-95) and Lead Consultant in Transfusion Microbiology, London & South East Zone of the National Blood Service (1995-2000) and National Lead Consultant in Transfusion Microbiology, National Blood Service and then NHS Blood and Transplant (2000-18) 

Dr Patricia Hewitt (in person): continued

Dr Roger Moore (in person): Policy Division, Department of Health and Social Security (1985-88) and Deputy National Director, National Directorate of the National Blood Transfusion Service (1989-92) and other roles

Dr Jack Gillon (remote): Consultant Haematologist, Edinburgh and South East Scotland Blood Transfusion Service (1985-2006) and Consultant Physician, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (2006 onwards)

Dr Gamal Gabra (in person): Consultant Haematologist, Glasgow and West of Scotland Blood Transfusion Service (1980-88) and Consultant Haematologist, Birmingham Regional Transfusion Centre (1992-2002) and other roles

Professor Stan Urbaniak (remote): Director, Aberdeen and North East Scotland Blood Transfusion Service (1983-99) and National Advisor for Immunohaematology, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (1999-2010)

Dr Bill Wagstaff (remote): Director, Sheffield Regional Blood Transfusion Service (1974-95) and Director, Northern Zone of the National Blood Service (1995-98) and other roles

Dr John Barbara (remote): Head, Microbiology for the North London Blood Transfusion Centre (1974-95) and Lead Scientist in Microbiology for the London & South East Zone of the National Blood Service (1996-2000) and Microbiology Consultant to the National Blood Authority (2000-11)

Professor Brian McClelland (in person): Director, Edinburgh and South East Scotland Regional Blood Transfusion Service (1977-2001) and Medical Consultant, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (2001 onwards)

Professor Brian McClelland (in person): continued

Dr Morris McClelland (remote): Deputy Director (1978-80), Director (1980-94), Medical Director and Chief Executive (1994-2009) of the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service

Dr Morris McClelland (remote): continued

Dr Frank Boulton (in person): Deputy Director, Edinburgh and South East Scotland Region Blood Transfusion Service (1982-90) and Medical Director, Wessex Regional Blood Transfusion Service (1990-95) and Consultant Haematologist, Wessex Regional Transfusion Centre of the National Blood Service (1995-2006)

Presentation by Counsel to the Inquiry about the Wessex Regional Blood Transfusion Centre, followed by a Presentation by Counsel to the Inquiry about the Yorkshire Regional Blood Transfusion Centre

Wednesday 9 February: Dr Huw Lloyd (in person): Consultant Haematologist (1987-88) and Medical Director (1988-95), Northern Region Blood Transfusion Centre

Dr Huw Lloyd (in person): continued

Dr Stanley Dempsey (remote): Consultant Paediatric Haematologist, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children (1980-2008)