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No immediate plans to extend compensation for contaminated blood scandal victims

Some people have yet to be compensated after the deaths of their loved ones.

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

Infected Blood Inquiry chair says final report due 'in autumn' but promises 'there will be criticism'

Sir Brian Langstaff said he'd estimate publication of his final report will be in autumn

Chronicle Live · Feb 4, 2023

Blood scandal campaigners are 'right to be angry' says top barrister warning wrongdoing medics should face criminal courts

Sam Stein KC hit out at the Government and doctors who treated patients without their consent in a moving closing address to the Infected Blood Inquiry.

Chronicle Live · Feb 3, 2023

Scots infected with HIV and hepatitis in NHS blood scandal to get £100,000 compensation within days

Patients who were infected with Hepatitis C or HIV in the 1970s and 80s - or their partners - will get the interim compensation payment next week.

Daily Record · Oct 22, 2022

Thousands of people given HIV and hepatitis infected blood by NHS to receive £100,000 interim compensation payments

As many as 30,000 people were caught up in the contaminated blood scandal

Wales Online · Oct 22, 2022

Scottish minister welcomes interim blood scandal compensation payments

It is estimated about 3,000 people in Scotland were infected with Hepatitis C through NHS blood or blood products in the 1970s through to 1991.

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022

Infected blood victims and bereaved partners will receive £100,000 in October

Survivors and bereaved partners will receive letters this week confirming the money will be sent to them in the following 10 days.

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022

Last of infected blood victims’ evidence heard in ‘significant milestone’

Thousands of patients were infected with HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 1980s.

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022

Children and parents of infected blood scandal victims face ‘frustrating’ wait for compensation

The parents and children of victims of the infected blood scandal will have to wait until at least next year to find out whether they will receive compensation, a cabinet minister said on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · Aug 17, 2022

Thousands of infected blood victims to receive £100,000 compensation ‘as soon as possible’

Estimated 4,000 victims survived what has been labelled the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS which saw 2,400 die

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2022