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

The Infected Blood Inquiry has reached a “significant milestone” after the last of the oral evidence from victims of the scandal was heard. Thousands of patients were infected with HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood products in the 1970s ...

07 Oct 2022 at 14:56

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Inquiry finds blood scandal was covered up and could largely have been avoided

The infected blood scandal “could largely have been avoided” and there was a “pervasive” cover-up to hide the truth, an inquiry into the biggest treatment disaster in the NHS has concluded. Deliberate attempts were made to conceal the disaster, ...

20 May 2024 at 17:33

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 was “a day ...

20 May 2024 at 21:19

Home-testing kits for hepatitis C made available in England

Self-testing kits for hepatitis C are being made available from the NHS in England from Saturday. The free, confidential service is designed to reach people who may not access other services or do not feel able to approach their GP. The ...

13 May 2023 at 04:49

Report to set out details on compensation for victims of infected blood scandal

Details on compensation for victims of the infected blood scandal is expected to be set out in a report. Thousands of patients were infected with HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 1980s. An ...

05 Apr 2023 at 02:45

No immediate plans to extend compensation for contaminated blood scandal victims

Compensation scheme for contaminated blood scandal victims ‘must be extended’

The Government will wait for the full report into the infected blood scandal before considering whether to extend the compensation scheme for victims, the Prime Minister has said. It comes after the chairman of the inquiry into ...

05 Apr 2023 at 17:17

Health & Wellbeing

Hepatitis B and C could cause ‘significantly higher cancer risk’ than smoking daily pack of cigarettes

People living with hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) could be just as likely or more likely to develop cancer than someone smoking a pack of cigarettes a day, new research suggests. According to the Center for Disease ...

28 Jul 2023 at 10:36

Research finds those cured of hepatitis C more likely to die than general public

People who have been cured of hepatitis C face a substantially greater risk of death compared with the general population, researchers at a Scottish university have found. In the largest study of its kind, Glasgow ...

02 Aug 2023 at 23:30

Infected blood report to be published in May

The chairman of the probe into the infected blood scandal has apologised after pushing back the publication of the inquiry’s final report. Victims and their loved ones were initially expecting the report to be ...

17 Jan 2024 at 12:07

Call for catch-up campaign to spot undiagnosed people infected with ‘bad blood’

Anyone who had a blood transfusion before 1991 should be checked for hepatitis C, a leading charity has said as it warned that people are still being diagnosed with the “silent killer” infection following the ...

09 May 2024 at 17:04

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‘I hid my HIV by working out 12 times a week and eating up to 60 raw eggs a day – now I’m speaking out on bulimia’

A young gay man who was regularly complimented for his muscular physique has admitted he worked out 12 times a week to hide his HIV diagnosis after describing for the first time his battle with bulimia and ...

14 Dec 2023 at 07:00

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Charity hopes report will show who decided haemophiliacs were ‘expendable’

The final report of the Infected Blood Inquiry will hopefully reveal who thought that the haemophilia community was “expendable” when they were given a contaminated blood product, a charity has said. A ...

13 May 2024 at 00:01

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