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Infected blood probe chairman intervenes over compensation scheme

There has been a “groundswell of discontent” over the way the compensation scheme for the infected blood scandal is being managed, the judge that led the probe into the issue has said. Sir Brian Langstaff has taken the unusual step to write to ...

10 Dec 2024 at 15:57

Timeline of events leading up to the Infected Blood Inquiry

The contaminated blood scandal has been called the worst treatment disaster in NHS history. Tens of thousands of people in the UK were infected with HIV and/or hepatitis through contaminated blood and blood products in the 1970s and early ...

20 May 2024 at 02:45

Widow ‘overwhelmed’ at Infected Blood Inquiry’s special tribute to husband

The widow of a man who died five weeks before the Infected Blood Inquiry concluded has expressed her sadness that her husband was unable to read the final report into the scandal. Inquiry chairman Sir Brian Langstaff paid special tribute ...

21 May 2024 at 12:38

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

Dozens of blood scandal victims have died in past year awaiting payout – charity

Almost 100 victims of the infected blood scandal have died in the year since the final recommendations were made on compensation, a charity has said. The Infected Blood Inquiry, which is due to publish its final report in May, made ...

05 Apr 2024 at 00:01

Ken Clarke has questions to address over infected blood scandal, says minister

There are questions over the contaminated blood scandal that former health secretary Lord Ken Clarke needs to address, a Cabinet minister has said. It comes after the final report of the Infected Blood Inquiry accused Lord Clarke ...

21 May 2024 at 14:48

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 the ...

05 Dec 2023 at 12:47

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 ...

20 May 2024 at 21:19

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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 ...

20 May 2024 at 17:33

There must be ‘justice and accountability’ for infected blood wrongdoings – PM

There must be “justice and accountability” for any “wrongdoing” when it comes to the infected blood scandal, the Prime Minister has said. Rishi Sunak said victims affected by what has been described as the ...

21 May 2024 at 14:36

Victims cry, hug and cheer chairman as Infected Blood Inquiry report released

Victims of the infected blood scandal hugged, cried and cheered the chairman of the inquiry after their decades-long campaign for justice. Infected Blood Inquiry chairman Sir Brian Langstaff criticised a ...

20 May 2024 at 19:06

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

‘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 ...

20 May 2024 at 17:06

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