'Significantly more' infected blood victims to receive compensation

'Significantly more' infected blood victims to receive compensation

By Lee Peart 22 July 2025

‘Significantly more people’ are set to receive compensation following changes to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.

NHS drive aims to find undiagnosed infected blood patients

By Liz Wells 19 May 2025

All new patients registering at GP practices will be asked if they had a blood transfusion before 1996, as part of an NHS drive to find undiagnosed patients affected by the contaminated blood scandal.

Government widens infected blood scandal compensation

By Lee Peart 13 February 2025

Compensation for the infected blood scandal has been widened to include all eligible victims under completed Government legislation.

Concerns over delays to infected blood compensation

By Lee Peart 02 December 2024

Concerns have been raised over delays to compensation paid to families of victims of the infected blood scandal.

PM and NHS apologise following Infected Blood Inquiry

By Lee Peart 22 May 2024

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard have apologised to victims of the infected blood scandal.

Infected Blood Inquiry final report exposes cover-up

By Lee Peart 20 May 2024

The final report from the long-running inquiry into the infected blood scandal has found evidence of a ‘subtle, pervasive and chilling' cover-up.