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Infected blood scandal involved 'pervasive' cover up, inquiry finds

Children were used as “objects for research” while the risks of contracting hepatitis and HIV were ignored at a specialist school where boys…

The National (Scotland)

‘Suffering that is hard to comprehend’: key takeaways from UK infected blood report

Scandal was completely avoidable, with government and NHS colluding to cover up risk to patients

The Guardian - UK

UK infected blood scandal made worse by ‘chilling’ cover-up, inquiry finds

Thousands of deaths could have been avoided, final report on infection of thousands with HIV or hepatitis C concludes

The Guardian - UK

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What is the infected blood scandal? Everything you need to know ahead of milestone report

The long-awaited final report will be published by the Infected Blood Inquiry today

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Sunak says infected blood inquiry report marks a ‘day of shame for British state’ and offers ‘unequivocal apology’ – UK politics live

PM apologises following report that found ‘subtle, pervasive and chilling’ cover-up by NHS and government

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: The history of the contaminated blood scandal; Iranian president confirmed dead

In today’s newsletter: After years of failure to recognise how badly the victims were treated, their stories are finally being heard. But is it enough for the families who have fought for years?

The Guardian - UK

Infected blood inquiry to publish final report in seismic moment for victims

Chair to share findings of investigation into NHS infection of thousands with HIV or hepatitis C over more than 20 years

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Jeremy Hunt urged to honour pledge on infected blood compensation payouts

As the inquiry publishes its final report, the chancellor is under pressure to find £10bn to put right a longstanding injustice

The Guardian - UK

Infected blood scandal – what you need to know

The infected blood scandal has been hailed the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS. Over 3,000 people have died as a result of receiving contaminated blood products in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, and it is estimated that an infected person still dies every four days.

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‘My mum had to tell me I had HIV’: the former blood transfusion poster boy campaigning for infected victims

Andy Evans was injecting his own clotting protein at three, and was 13 when he found it had given him HIV. Now he campaigns for fellow survivors – and the truth about the contamination scandal

The Guardian - UK

What is the NHS contaminated blood scandal and how did it happen?

From 1970 to 1990s, the NHS exposed people to tainted blood through transfusions and gave infected US blood products to haemophiliacs

The Guardian - UK

‘Plasma was called liquid gold’: the true story of the UK infected blood scandal

Documents examined by inquiry show officials knew people were being given infected blood products, but sanctioned their use

The Guardian - UK

Infected blood scandal: victims’ families hope report will finally apportion blame

UK government’s apologies so far have had a distinct lack of candour about what it is apologising for

The Guardian - UK

UK swapped to fatal US blood products to save money, minutes suggest

Exclusive: contaminated blood campaigners say internal 1976 Immuno AG document proves British government negligence

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The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak must now compensate infected blood scandal victims, politicians demand

After the prime minister acted to help hundreds of postmasters wrongly prosecuted by the Post Office, he has been told to roll out compensation to victims of the infected blood scandal

The Guardian - UK

Infected blood scandal: victims’ families call for action amid Post Office injustice

Many of those affected are frustrated their cause is not getting the same attention as the Post Office Horizon scandal

The Independent UK

How did my MP vote on speeding up compensation for victims of infected blood scandal?

MPs pass amendment calling for creation of a compensation body to be set up by the end of the year

The Guardian - UK

Subpostmasters betrayed, contaminated blood victims forgotten: why is Britain so bad at righting wrongs?

Interminable public inquiries won’t give the victims of medical scandals and miscarriages of justice their lives back , says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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‘I stopped counting how many friends died’: life after the contaminated blood scandal

The long read: As a victim of one of the NHS’s worst failures, I campaigned for years for an investigation into what led to so many people becoming infected with deadly viruses. Finally we got an inquiry – but did we get answers?

The Guardian - UK

Almost 50 years and no justice on contaminated blood. Is that really ‘at pace’, Rishi Sunak?

The government is nearly out of time as it dithers over compensation. So no more platitudes, no more delays, says MP Diana Johnson

The Guardian - UK

Victims of contaminated blood scandal left in dark about compensation

Jeremy Hunt told the inquiry that the amount that will be paid to victims has not yet been determined

The Guardian - UK

‘Awful lot of nothing’: families denounce Sunak’s response to blood scandal inquiry

PM ‘offered neither new information nor commitments to victims and bereaved families of infected blood scandal’

The Guardian - UK

Sunak heckled at infected blood inquiry for saying government working ‘at pace’

Prime minister defends lack of compensation scheme for victims and families affected by scandal

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak heckled by furious audience at Infected Blood Inquiry

RISHI Sunak was heckled and laughed at as he gave evidence at the Infected Blood Inquiry – with campaigners later slamming him for the…

The Independent UK

Twins whose brother died at 21 among protesters at Infected Blood Inquiry

Meg Parsons and Liz Gardner carried pictures of their brother Robert Gibbs as they joined the protest outside the Infected Blood Inquiry.

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