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Ladybbird · 21-05-24, 14:16

The Horror of The Infected Blood Scandal, By The Families It Destroyed

Labelled Worst Treatment Disaster in The NHS; The infected blood scandal saw more than 30,000 people infected with HIV and Hepatitis C after being treated with contaminated blood products.

It happened in the 1970s and 1980s, and after decades of campaigning for justice, victims and their families will finally get answers in a milestone report out on Monday after a six year long inquiry

MailOnline 21 MAY 2024

More than 30,000 people in the United Kingdom were affected by contaminated blood products or transfusions. Nearly 3,000 of them have died and more people continue to die from infected blood each year.

It's been described as the worst treatment disaster in NHS history. And today, the Prime Minister will apologize to the tens of thousands of people given infected blood between the 1970s and 1991 and the families whose lives have been utterly devastated.

Sharron Davies' mother developed liver cancer in her 40s after being given contaminated blood during an operation to treat gallstones. Then she contracted Hepatitis C. Lauren Palmer was orphaned when her parents died from HIV eight days apart after her father was infected by contaminated blood. Jason Evans, says that he can't remember a time before the blood scandal, his first memories of his dad, Jonathan, were of him dying from AIDS in 1993.

‘Day of Shame’; UK Infected Blood Scandal Made Worse by ‘Chilling’ COVER-UP, Inquiry Finds

With Aids, the report says it was apparent by mid-1982 to “some clinicians and some within government” that whatever was causing it might be transmissible by blood and blood products.

But ministers continued to give safety reassurances, as did doctors. Despite the risk, in July 1983 a decision was taken not to suspend the continued importation of commercially produced blood products.

Langstaff said: “The failure of clinicians to tell people of the risks of infection from blood or blood products, the failure to tell people of the availability of alternative treatments, the failure to tell them that they were being tested for HIV or hepatitis C and, sometimes, the failure even to tell them, or to tell them promptly, that they had been infected with HIV or hepatitis by their treatment; the failure to explain these devastating diagnoses privately, in person and with sensitivity – these failures were widespread. They were wrong. They were unethical.”

Reflecting the loss of faith in the state by victims and relatives, Langstaff said he would not consider the inquiry over until the government either implemented his recommendations or gave good reasons for not doing so, giving it a year to respond substantively.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologised to the victims of the infected blood scandal and their families, saying "on behalf of this and every government stretching back to the 1970s, I am truly sorry".

Delivering a statement to Parliament in response to the release of a damming report into the scandal, the PM said there had been a "catalogue of systemic, collective, and individual fauilures, amounting to a calamity".

'I Am Truly Sorry': Sunak apologises for infected blood scandal and its 'chilling' cover-up

'We're the Last in the World to Sort This Problem Out'

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Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 50,325 Thanks: 28,747 Thanked 14,428 Times in 10,234 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	Horror of Infected Blood Scandal in 1970s/1980s-Worst NHS Treatment Disaster The Horror of The Infected Blood Scandal, By The Families It Destroyed Labelled Worst Treatment Disaster in The NHS; The infected blood scandal saw more than 30,000 people infected with HIV and Hepatitis C after being treated with contaminated blood products. It happened in the 1970s and 1980s, and after decades of campaigning for justice, victims and their families will finally get answers in a milestone report out on Monday after a six year long inquiry MailOnline 21 MAY 2024 More than 30,000 people in the United Kingdom were affected by contaminated blood products or transfusions. Nearly 3,000 of them have died and more people continue to die from infected blood each year. It's been described as the worst treatment disaster in NHS history. And today, the Prime Minister will apologize to the tens of thousands of people given infected blood between the 1970s and 1991 and the families whose lives have been utterly devastated. Sharron Davies' mother developed liver cancer in her 40s after being given contaminated blood during an operation to treat gallstones. Then she contracted Hepatitis C. Lauren Palmer was orphaned when her parents died from HIV eight days apart after her father was infected by contaminated blood. Jason Evans, says that he can't remember a time before the blood scandal, his first memories of his dad, Jonathan, were of him dying from AIDS in 1993. ‘Day of Shame’; UK Infected Blood Scandal Made Worse by ‘Chilling’ COVER-UP, Inquiry Finds With Aids, the report says it was apparent by mid-1982 to “some clinicians and some within government” that whatever was causing it might be transmissible by blood and blood products. But ministers continued to give safety reassurances, as did doctors. Despite the risk, in July 1983 a decision was taken not to suspend the continued importation of commercially produced blood products. Langstaff said: “The failure of clinicians to tell people of the risks of infection from blood or blood products, the failure to tell people of the availability of alternative treatments, the failure to tell them that they were being tested for HIV or hepatitis C and, sometimes, the failure even to tell them, or to tell them promptly, that they had been infected with HIV or hepatitis by their treatment; the failure to explain these devastating diagnoses privately, in person and with sensitivity – these failures were widespread. They were wrong. They were unethical.” Reflecting the loss of faith in the state by victims and relatives, Langstaff said he would not consider the inquiry over until the government either implemented his recommendations or gave good reasons for not doing so, giving it a year to respond substantively. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologised to the victims of the infected blood scandal and their families, saying "on behalf of this and every government stretching back to the 1970s, I am truly sorry". Delivering a statement to Parliament in response to the release of a damming report into the scandal, the PM said there had been a "catalogue of systemic, collective, and individual fauilures, amounting to a calamity". 'I Am Truly Sorry': Sunak apologises for infected blood scandal and its 'chilling' cover-up 'We're the Last in the World to Sort This Problem Out'

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