Infected Blood Inquiry Final Report Published
Sir Brian Langstaff published the final report of the Infected Blood Inquiry, concluding that approximately 30,000 NHS patients were infected with HIV and/or Hepatitis C through contaminated blood products from the 1970s to 1990s, with over 3,000 deaths. The report found victims were 'failed not once but repeatedly' and the truth concealed for decades. PM Rishi Sunak called it 'a day of shame for the British state' and the government committed £11.8 billion to compensation.
Impact & Significance
Finally acknowledged the worst treatment disaster in NHS history, with the compensation scheme providing overdue justice to surviving victims and families.
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- Date
- 20 May 2024
- Era
- 2020-present
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