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Survivors of contaminated blood scandal awarded interim payments

Ministers accepted urgency of need of those infected in 1970s and 1980s, who are dying at the rate of one every four days

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2022

£100,000 must go to each infected blood victim and bereaved partner, inquiry head says

The compensation should be paid ‘without delay’ to those affected, Sir Brian Langstaff wrote in an interim report

Manchester Evening News · Jul 29, 2022

Interim compensation payments of at least £100,000 should be paid to contaminated blood victims 'without delay'

The Government has been told to pay interim compensation to victims of the contaminated blood scandal "without delay" by Sir Brian Langstaff.

Chronicle Live · Jul 29, 2022

Pay infected blood scandal victims before they die, Boris Johnson urged

Campaigners want prime minister to advance compensation payments to those infected without delay

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2022

Patients must not be ‘left in a void’ waiting for care, expert says

Sir Robert Francis QC said over 50% of concerns about GPs submitted to Healthwatch England are about access to family doctors.

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022

Infected blood scandal victims should be compensated at least £100,000, report suggests

North East victims of the contaminated blood scandal have reacted cautiously to a new report recommending they receive compensation

Chronicle Live · Jun 8, 2022

Infected blood scandal payments could run into billions, report suggests

Sir Robert Francis, who authored study, says there is ‘compelling case’ for giving interim compensation of £100,000 to each victim

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2022

Victims of contaminated blood scandal should receive interim payments – report

The contaminated blood scandal has been labelled the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS.

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022

Australia’s health system is failing. I no longer feel able to improve the situation from within

If I didn’t know from looking at myself in the mirror, how many others are already burnt out and still pushing on?

The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2022

UK patients affected by infected blood scandal to receive payouts

Government to announce compensation for those infected with HIV and hepatitis C

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2022