Blood scandal payouts heap fresh cost pressure on UK government

Ministers briefed to expect ‘significant additional costs’ as UK widens payouts for worst-ever health scandal.

Infected blood: UK apologizes for decades-long healthcare scandal

A public inquiry found that the infected blood scandal could have largely been avoided

Infected blood: UK reckons with its worst health scandal

Patients given contaminated blood by the National Health Service decades ago are braced for a damning report Monday on the state’s conduct.

Meet the moment: Donโ€™t set back the clock on patients

A wave of concerning policies around the globe that are currently being implemented or are under discussion will, if the trend continues, have a profoundly negative impact on patients.

โ€˜I stopped counting how many friends diedโ€™: life after the contaminated blood scandal โ€“ podcast

As a victim of one of the NHSโ€™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 โ€“ but did we get answers? Continue reading…