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Cover-up of infected blood scandal was ‘subtle, pervasive and chilling’ – report

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‘Subtle, pervasive, chilling’ cover-up of infected blood scandal, report says

There was a “subtle, pervasive and chilling” cover-up of the infected blood scandal, according to the final report from the long-running inquiry. Tens of thousands of people in the UK were infected with deadly viruses after they were given ...

20 May 2024 at 17:33

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We were lied to, say victims of contaminated blood scandal

Victims of the contaminated blood scandal have said they were lied to, and condemned cover-ups and denials as “disgraceful”. More than 30,000 people were infected with deadly viruses while they were receiving NHS care between the 1970s ...

20 May 2024 at 14:53

Swinney apologises to infected blood victims

Scotland’s First Minister has apologised to the victims of the infected blood scandal. Around 3,000 people are believed to have been affected by contaminated blood north of the border between the 1970s and 1990s, with the chairman of ...

21 May 2024 at 15:34

Sunak issues ‘wholehearted and unequivocal’ apology to infected blood victims

Rishi Sunak has issued a “wholehearted and unequivocal” apology to the victims of the biggest treatment disaster in the NHS, vowing that “comprehensive” compensation will be delivered “whatever it costs”. The Prime Minister said it ...

20 May 2024 at 21:19

Government’s sluggish work on redress perpetuated harm to blood victims – report

Rishi Sunak’s Government has compounded the suffering of victims of the infected blood scandal with the “sluggish pace” and lack of transparency on compensation, an inquiry into the disaster in the NHS has found. The Prime ...

20 May 2024 at 16:03

‘Subtle, pervasive, chilling’ cover-up of infected blood scandal, report says

20 May 2024 at 17:06

Campaigners ‘gaslit for generations’ over infected blood scandal

The infected blood scandal has been labelled a national disgrace by campaigners as they told of being “gaslit for generations”. More than 30,000 people were infected with deadly viruses while they were receiving NHS ...

20 May 2024 at 14:18

Prosecutions unlikely because of delay in infected blood response, lawyers say

The slow response to the infected blood scandal means that many of those responsible will never be held to account, victims of the disaster have said. The chances of corporate manslaughter charges are “extremely ...

20 May 2024 at 17:35

Culture change is needed across NHS to prevent cover-ups – blood inquiry report

A “culture change” is needed across the NHS to prevent cover-ups and to acknowledge mistakes, with individual managers held personally accountable if they fail to take action, the Infected Blood Inquiry has ...

20 May 2024 at 16:58

Children used as ‘objects for research’, Infected Blood Inquiry report finds

Children were used as “objects for research” while the risks of contracting hepatitis and HIV were ignored at a specialist school where boys were treated for haemophilia, the final report of the Infected ...

20 May 2024 at 18:28

Infected blood community expecting to hear how much compensation they will get

People affected by the contaminated blood scandal expect to find out how much they will be paid in compensation in the near future. Members of the community have been meeting Cabinet Office Minister ...

20 May 2024 at 02:45

Government has blood on its hands, says survivor of transfusions scandal

A tearful “survivor” of the contaminated blood scandal said the Government has blood on its hands following the end of a four-and-a-half year inquiry. More than 30 people sat in a large viewing ...

03 Feb 2023 at 21:48

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