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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

Infected blood widow: Compensation is more about recognition of lives destroyed

A former deputy headteacher whose husband died after contracting HIV from contaminated blood said she will continue to campaign for those left out of Wednesday’s compensation announcement. Sue Threakall’s husband, Bob Threakall, died in Queen ...

17 Aug 2022 at 09:39

Infected blood scandal: ‘Another day of upset’ for victim’s son

A campaigner whose father died a result of infected blood has claimed he only found out that survivors and bereaved partners will receive interim Government compensation payments through media reports of “an embargoed press release”. ...

17 Aug 2022 at 18:42

Infected blood scandal victims get £100,000 compensation after long campaign

Infected blood scandal victims handed compensation after decades-long campaign

Thousands of survivors of the infected blood scandal will be given compensation payments of £100,000, the Government has announced, but campaigners have said the majority of those affected have been ignored. Outgoing Prime Minister ...

17 Aug 2022 at 11:20

Determination of infected blood campaigner orphaned at just nine

A woman whose parents died with HIV eight days apart has vowed to continue campaigning until all those affected by the infected blood scandal have been compensated. Lauren Palmer was just nine when she was orphaned after her ...

17 Aug 2022 at 01:01

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Minister’s briefing on infected blood was inaccuarate, senior medic says

Part of a ministerial briefing on the infected blood scandal was inaccurate, a former senior medical officer has told an inquiry. In 2005, the Scottish health minister was given a “line to take” that a review to determine ...

25 Jul 2022 at 16:13

Institutions and the state sometimes close ranks around a lie – Jeremy Hunt

Tory MP Jeremy Hunt has told a public inquiry that institutions and the state sometimes “close ranks around a lie”. Giving evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry, the former health secretary said there had perhaps been ...

27 Jul 2022 at 16:58

£100,000 must go to infected blood victims and bereaved partners – inquiry head

At least £100,000 should be paid to all infected blood victims and bereaved partners across the UK, the chairman of the inquiry into the tragedy has said. The compensation should be provided “without delay”, Sir Brian ...

29 Jul 2022 at 21:59

Government was wrong on risk of Aids to blood scandal victims, inquiry told

A former junior health minister has agreed the Government was wrong in the 1980s to underplay the risk of Aids to those affected by the infected blood scandal, an inquiry has heard. Lord John Patten, a former ...

20 May 2022 at 16:35

Fate of some blood components from HIV infected donors unknown, inquiry told

It is not known what happened to a “substantial percentage” of blood components taken from HIV infected donors by one transfusion service, an inquiry has heard. The Infected Blood Inquiry was told on ...

19 Jan 2022 at 15:25

Infected blood scandal was ‘preventable catastrophe’, inquiry told

Thousands of patients infected with HIV and Hepatitis C through contaminated blood in a “preventable catastrophe” deserve a Government apology and compensation, an inquiry has heard. Steven Snowden ...

17 Jan 2023 at 16:47

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 ...

21 May 2024 at 08:44

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