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Infected blood authority can now pay patients, minister says
ReutersSome 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C from contaminated blood products and transfusions between 1970 and 1991Ministers have [...]
Infected blood compensation payouts on the way
Getty ImagesThe government has announced it will push ahead with compensation payments to infected blood victims.The previous government had announced [...]
General election will not delay infected blood compensation
Parliament will aim to pass an important bill ahead of the general election to ensure victims of the infected blood scandal are compensated as soon as [...]
Infected blood scandal: Sunak promises ‘comprehensive’ blood compensation
Mr Sunak described the release of the report as a "day of shame for the British state" and vowed to pay "comprehensive compensation" to those affected [...]
PM apologises after infected blood scandal cover-up
Addressing the issue of a cover-up, he said better wording was "hiding the truth".There had been a lack of openness, inquiry, accountability and eleme [...]
At a glance: Infected blood inquiry's key findings
The report finds the infected blood scandal could and should have been largely avoided.
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Infected blood scandal inquiry live: Final report to be published
ReutersCopyright: ReutersThen-Prime Minister Theresa May ordered the inquiry in the summer of 2017Image caption: Then-Prime Minister Theresa May order [...]
Infected blood scandal: Inquiry into NHS disaster to publish findings
The Tainted Blood campaign group chairman, Andy Evans, who was infected with HIV and hepatitis C as a child through his haemophilia treatment, said pu [...]
Infected blood victims have waited too long, says Grant Shapps
It was not until 2017, under Theresa May, that an official inquiry into the scandal was set up, following years of campaigning by victims.The inquiry, [...]
Infected blood victims step up compensation fight
More than 80 people have died since a public inquiry called for full compensation payments to be made.
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Infected blood victims step up compensation battle
More than 80 people have died since a public inquiry called for full compensation payments to be made.
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Infected Blood Scandal: PM risks ending on 'wrong side of history'
Campaigners say the government works "at a snails pace" to compensate victims infected with HIV or hepatitis C.
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Ministers lose infected blood vote after Tory MPs revolt
MPs were voting on a plan to set up a compensation scheme for infected blood scandal victims.
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Infected blood: Tory rebellion expected on payouts amendment
Up to 30,000 people were given contaminated blood in the 1970s and 1980s. Thousands have died.
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Hunt says bill for infected blood compensation may be very large
In April, the inquiry recommended the government should establish an "independent, arm's length" body as soon as possible to pay full compensation to [...]