Thousands of survivors of the infected blood scandal, labelled the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS, will be given compensation payments of £100,000, the Government has announced.
The fiasco resulted in an estimated 2,400 deaths of patients infected with HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 1980s. Outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that he wants money to be paid to victims and their surviving partners following recommendations from a public inquiry into the scandal.
The Government said it intends to make payments to those who have been infected and bereaved partners in England by the end of October. The same payments will be made in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
