Victims of the contaminated blood scandal have a "strong moral case" for compensation and should be awarded "interim payments" of at least £100,000 each, according to a new plan sent to ministers.
Sir Robert Francis was commissioned by the Cabinet Office to produce a study into what a "framework for compensation" for those infected and affected by the scandal would look like.
In his report, Sir Robert - the former chair of Healthwatch England and of the inquiries into NHS failings at Mid Staffordshire Hospitals - wrote that, with many victims of the scandal "worryingly unwell", the Government should act quickly to provide interim support to many. Some victims of the scandal fear they will not live to see the end of the public inquiry led by Sir Brian Langstaff.
