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 · May 26, 2024
Infected blood scandal: who will get compensation, and how much will they get? People infected as well as close relations of victims or those caring for victims will be eligible The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024
UK infected blood scandal: what happened in other countries? Victims in Britain have finally gained a measure of justice – elsewhere the fight has had varying outcomes The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024
First infected blood scandal victims to receive payments by end of 2024 Cabinet Office minister John Glen said all those affected by the scandal will be eligible to claim compensation under the scheme The Independent UK · May 21, 2024
Hepatitis C: thousands of people are undiagnosed – here’s what you need to know about the virus Demand for hepatitis C tests has surged in the UK following the publication of the infected blood inquiry findings in May 2024. According to the BBC, “1,750 people in the UK are living with an undiagnosed hepatitis C infection after being given a transfusion with contaminated blood.” Globally, there are… The Conversation · May 21, 2024
OPINION - There is something very British about the infected blood scandal As much as the seven-volume report that it launched, Sir Brian Langstaff’s remarkable speech yesterday at the Methodist Central Hall in Westminster was a milestone in the history of the modern British state. Its specific theme was the contaminated blood scandal in which 30,000 people were infected with HIV or… Evening Standard · May 21, 2024
The school killed by contaminated blood: Of 122 boys infected only 30 are still alive Infected blood inquiry has revealed children at Lord Mayor Treloar College between 1970 and 1987 were ‘treated like guinea pigs’ The Independent UK · May 21, 2024
How is Ken Clarke involved in the infected blood scandal and could he lose his peerage? The Independent looks at what Lord Clarke is accused of, and why campaigners want his peerage removed The Independent UK · May 21, 2024
Infected blood scandal: Calls for Hillsborough law to stop future NHS cover-ups as £10bn compensation unveiled A £10 bn compensation package is set to be outlined in parliament today for all those affected by the blood scandal The Independent UK · May 21, 2024
Infected blood scandal: How will the UK pay £10 billion in compensation? More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis via blood transfusions in the 1970s and 1980s The Independent UK · May 20, 2024
‘Best day ever. I just wish I were younger’: the voices of infected blood victims For most it has come as a relief and a vindication of their suffering over decades. But anger and doubts remain The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024
‘I’m lucky to be alive’ says soldier who was given infected blood transfusion during leg amputation Brendan West was infected with Hepatitis C in a blood transfusion at a British army hospital The Independent UK · May 20, 2024
What is the UK’s infected blood scandal? More than 3,000 people died and many others were left with lifelong health problems after being given contaminated blood The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024
They made fatal decisions and shredded evidence. Those behind the contaminated blood scandal must face justice Ordinary people were wronged, their lives ruined. After today’s devastating report, a reckoning is long overdue, says former Guardian health editor Sarah Boseley The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024
The Independent UK · May 20, 2024 More than 30,000 infected and 3,000 dead: The shocking numbers behind the infected blood scandal Damning public inquiry has laid bare failings of worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024 ‘We were kids’: infected blood report welcomed by survivor of school trials Pupils were viewed as ‘cheaper than chimps’ at Hampshire school where Richard Warwick was infected with HIV and hepatitis C
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024 Politicians should ‘hang heads in shame’ over UK infected blood scandal, victims say Groups representing victims say trust in government can no longer be taken for granted after report finds evidence of cover-up
Evening Standard · May 20, 2024 What is hepatitis C and what are its symptoms? Between 1970 and 1991, tainted blood products and transfusions resulted in the infection of over 30,000 individuals
The Independent UK · May 20, 2024 Infected blood scandal inquiry: Key findings from damning final report Here are 16 key findings from the Infected Blood Inquiry’s final report
Evening Standard · May 20, 2024 Infected blood scandal: 1,000s of victims knowingly exposed to 'unacceptable' risks, scathing report reveals Tens of thousands of patients ‘knowingly exposed to unacceptable risks of infection’ in biggest treatment scandal in NHS history
The Independent UK · May 20, 2024 Infected blood scandal inquiry: Betrayal, lies and chilling cover-up as Rishi Sunak describes ‘day of shame’ ‘Decades-long moral failure at the heart of our national life,’ says prime minister Rishi Sunak
The National (Scotland) · May 20, 2024 Infected blood scandal involved 'pervasive' cover up, inquiry finds Children were used as “objects for research” while the risks of contracting hepatitis and HIV were ignored at a specialist school where boys…
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024 ‘Suffering that is hard to comprehend’: key takeaways from UK infected blood report Scandal was completely avoidable, with government and NHS colluding to cover up risk to patients
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024 UK infected blood scandal made worse by ‘chilling’ cover-up, inquiry finds Thousands of deaths could have been avoided, final report on infection of thousands with HIV or hepatitis C concludes
The Independent UK · May 20, 2024 Infected Blood Scandal victims: Survivor’s guilt, anger and the decades-long fight for justice Some 3,000 people have died and others left with lifelong health complications after being infected with viruses including hepatitis C and HIV