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I never thought I’d see the day report was published, says infected blood victim

One of the victims of the infected blood scandal has said she never thought she would see the day the inquiry’s final report was released. Gill Fyffe, from Perthshire, was infected with Hepatitis C in 1988 after receiving a blood transfusion during ...

21 May 2024 at 08:44

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 independent ...

05 Apr 2023 at 02:45

Infected Blood Inquiry recommendations ‘light at end of tunnel’ for survivors

Victims of the infected blood scandal have said the extension of their compensation scheme is a “light at the end of the tunnel” after living through a “horror film” for the past 40 years. Survivors have welcomed a recommendation by ...

05 Apr 2023 at 15:59

Relatives of infected blood victims demand full compensation in letter to No 10

Relatives of victims of the NHS infected blood scandal have delivered a letter to Downing Street saying “action is needed now” to set up a body to give them full compensation. Campaigners shared harrowing stories of how their lives ...

24 Jul 2023 at 20:13

Government urged to compensate infected blood victims in Budget

Victims of the infected blood scandal have implored the Chancellor to recognise their suffering by setting out a compensation scheme for those affected in next week’s Budget. Campaigners staged a demonstration in Westminster on ...

28 Feb 2024 at 17:06

Infected blood compensation has led to ‘segregation of suffering’

The Government’s handling of compensation for victims of the infected blood scandal has led to a “segregation of suffering”, it has been claimed. Justine Gordon-Smith, whose father died after being infected with hepatitis C, ...

05 Dec 2023 at 16:52

Infected blood compensation has led to ‘segregation of suffering’

05 Dec 2023 at 14:30

Government ‘working at a snail’s pace’ over infected blood payments

The Government has been “working at a snail’s pace” on the infected blood scandal and “will be on the wrong side of history” for holding out against a new compensation body, it has been claimed. Clive Smith, chairman of ...

05 Dec 2023 at 12:47

Announcements on infected blood compensation expected ‘in the next few weeks’

Ministers are gearing up to make “significant announcements” about compensation for people affected by the infected blood scandal in the next few weeks, officials have said. Cabinet Office Minister John Glen told ...

07 May 2024 at 16:31

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 John Glen ...

20 May 2024 at 02:45

Infected blood report due decades after victims began campaigning for justice

Victims of the infected blood scandal have described feeling “emotional and nervous” as the final report into the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS is due to be published. The Infected Blood ...

20 May 2024 at 10:03

Lives ‘still blighted’ by contaminated blood

Thousands of lives “continue to be blighted” by the infected blood scandal, a charity has said, as victims and their loved ones spoke out about the lasting effects of the scandal. Infected people and their ...

20 May 2024 at 08:11

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