Chair to share findings of investigation into NHS infection of thousands with HIV or hepatitis C over more than 20 years
The infected blood public inquiry is to publish its final report on the failings that led to the deaths of more than 3,000 people in the UK and ruined many more lives.
The scandal has been described as the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS. People treated by the NHS in the UK between the 1970s and 1990s were exposed to tainted blood through transfusions, including during complications in childbirth, or, in the case of haemophiliacs, given contaminated “
John Glen, the Cabinet Office minister whose brief includes the inquiry, said that while Sunak and others would respond fully to the report, Monday was fundamentally about the affected families. “It’s a serious piece of work. We want the focus to be on that and we recognise that what has happened should never have happened. And the government regrets very much that successive governments have not dealt with this earlier.”
The inquiry has revealed evidence that there were ample warnings – including from the World Health Organization – about the dangers posed by the lack of screening and the US imported products; that HIV test results were concealed from those who had been infected; and that ministersThe victims and families will be looking for an acknowledgment that the scandal could have been prevented, and for blame to be apportioned to pharmaceutical companies’ corporate greed, and the UK government’s...
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