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Burnham criticises Government over ‘dividing lines’ in blood scandal payouts

A memorial service for those affected was held at St Paul’s Cathedral in London, with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer attending.

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UK must ‘always remember’ those affected by infected blood scandal

A memorial service for those affected was held at St Paul’s Cathedral in London.

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What is the infected blood scandal?

It is widely regarded as the biggest treatment disaster in the history of the NHS.

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Infected blood scandal compensation failings led to ‘obvious injustices’

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Infected blood victims facing ‘new layer of psychological pain’ amid compensation failings, damning report finds

Brian Langstaff concluded the government’s apology would be meaningless if victims are not involved in the compensation process

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Ministers did not listen to infected blood victims, says UK inquiry chair

Brian Langstaff urges overhaul of compensation system, which report says was designed without consulting victims

The Guardian - UK

Failures in compensation scheme for infected blood laid bare in report

The probe into the scandal held special hearings in May about recompense for victims.

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Infected blood scandal victims 'harmed further' by compensation delays, scathing new report finds

Chairman of inquiry into scandal say just 460 people receiving compensation ‘profoundly unsatisfactory’ as he calls for ‘faster and fairer’ compensation for victims

Evening Standard

GPs asked to find undiagnosed infected blood victims

Infected Blood Scandal Inquiry revealed concerns last year that hundreds infected at birth could be living unaware

The Independent UK

Nothing can ‘put right’ infected blood delay damage, minister says

More than 30,000 people in the UK were infected with viruses, including HIV and hepatitis C, after receiving contaminated blood.

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Infected blood victims will die before they get compensation, minister accepts

The inquiry is examining the ‘timeliness and adequacy of the Government’s response to compensation’.

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UK’s contaminated blood victims ‘re-traumatised’ by compensation delays

Complaints of people who were infected, and their relatives, include criticisms that scheme is slow, flawed and complex

The Guardian - UK

Inquiry hears of ‘anguish’ over compensation for infected blood victims

The inquiry is examining the ‘timeliness and adequacy of the Government’s response to compensation’.

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We will have justice – infected blood victims speak out as inquiry reopens

The inquiry is examining the ‘timeliness and adequacy of the Government’s response to compensation’.

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Infected blood victims ‘scared they won’t live to see compensation’

It comes amid growing disquiet among affected groups about the compensation scheme.

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Infected Blood Inquiry to hold more hearings

Campaigners have raised concerns about the compensation scheme for victims of the scandal.

The Independent UK

Infected-blood victims ‘distressed and powerless’ over compensation scheme

The Infected Blood Inquiry said it will publish a further report looking at the adequacy of the Government’s approach to compensation.

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Former Treloar pupils claim school ‘failed’ them amid compensation battle

Richard Warwick, Gary Webster, Steve Nicholls and Adrian Goodyear all attended the Lord Mayor Treloar School and College in Hampshire.

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School ‘so sorry’ to ex-pupils affected by infected blood scandal, court told

Former pupils of the Lord Mayor Treloar School and College in Hampshire are taking legal action over what they claim were unlawful medical treatments.

The Guardian - UK

Payouts for victims of UK infected blood scandal to be extended to families

Parents, children and siblings will be able to claim under new laws to be passed by March

The Guardian - UK

Just 10 of 4,000 tainted blood victims have had compensation, campaigners say

Survivors claim to have been ‘disengaged’ by Labour government after ‘token gesture’ meetings

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Infected blood probe chairman intervenes over compensation scheme

Campaigners said they have been ‘frustrated’ by the Government’s lack of engagement with the community.

The Guardian - UK

Do public inquiries work? What comes after Grenfell and other UK disasters

People involved in some of the UK’s highest-profile recent inquiries discuss what they achieved and what was left undone

The Guardian - UK

Infected blood scandal: call for drug firms to pay part of £10bn compensation

‘Outrageous’ that payouts to victims in other countries are not being matched in UK, say campaigners

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Paula Vennells: pride came before her fall

Editorial: The Post Office boss’s self-serving behaviour was plain to see. But she was not the only one

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