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Sunak ‘excluded deaf community’ as he called election

The RNID said it was ‘not good enough’ that the Prime Minister did not use a sign language interpreter when it had promised to for big announcements

22 May 2024
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NHS to be a key battleground in the race for Number 10

Satisfaction with the health service has dipped to an all-time low

22 May 2024
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Pandemic treaty opponents ‘peddling misinformation’, says public health expert

Global health leaders will discuss a draft version of the treaty next week at the World Health Assembly.
22 May 2024
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Politics

What are the signs and symptoms of sepsis?

Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay has spoken of his sepsis ordeal.

22 May 2024
Victims and campaigners outside Central Hall (Jeff Moore/PA)
Politics

People with infected blood ‘could receive more than £2m in compensation’

Official documents show illustrative figures on how much people ‘may expect to receive’.
21 May 2024
Martin Reid was infected with hepatitis C as a child while having treatment for haemophilia (handout/PA)
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Compensation announcement ‘another milestone’ for infected blood campaign

But victims have raised concerns about some aspects of the scheme.
21 May 2024
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What is the infected blood compensation scheme and how much will people get?

The Prime Minister has pledged to pay ‘whatever it costs’.
21 May 2024
Victims and campaigners outside Central Hall in Westminster, London, after the publication of the Infected Blood Inquiry report (Jeff Moore/PA)
Politics

‘Time is of the essence’ for infected blood payments – minister

Campaigners have been calling for redress for decades.
21 May 2024
Sir Brian Langstaff’s report at Central Hall in Westminster, London (Infected Blood Inquiry/PA)
Politics

There must be ‘justice and accountability’ for infected blood wrongdoings – PM

Questions have been raised on whether or not there will be prosecutions for those responsible.
21 May 2024
Campaigners have been calling for redress for decades (Jeff Moore/PA)
Politics

First infected blood payouts before the end of the year – Government

Campaigners have been calling for compensation for decades.
21 May 2024
Victims and campaigners outside Central Hall in Westminster, London, after the publication of the Infected Blood Inquiry report (Jeff Moore/PA)
Crime

Widow ‘overwhelmed’ at Infected Blood Inquiry’s special tribute to husband

Sir Brian Langstaff paid special tribute to Perry Evans who was given contaminated blood products while having treatment for haemophilia.
21 May 2024
Rishi Sunak promised to pay ‘comprehensive compensation’ to those affected and infected by the scandal (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
Politics

There must be ‘justice and accountability’ for infected blood ‘wrongdoings’ – PM

Some 30,000 people were affected by the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS.
21 May 2024
Copies of Sir Brian Langstaff’s report at Central Hall Westminster London (Tracey Croggon/Infected Bllod Inquiry/PA)
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Infected blood victims awaiting details on compensation

The Government has vowed to press ahead with payouts ‘whatever it costs’.
21 May 2024
Amanda Pritchard, chief executive of NHS England (Aaron Chown/PA)
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NHS England boss apologises to those ‘badly let down’ in blood scandal

Tens of thousands of people across the UK were infected with deadly viruses when they received contaminated blood transfusions and blood products.
20 May 2024
Campaigners have been praised for their ‘tireless work’ calling for justice for those affected by the infected blood scandal (Victoria Jones/PA)
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Infected blood report due decades after victims began campaigning for justice

People were infected with contaminated blood and blood products between the 1970s and 1990s.
20 May 2024
A number of checks are now performed to ensure donated blood is safe (PA)
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England’s blood service is one of the safest in the world today – health leaders

Dr Gail Miflin, chief medical officer at NHS Blood and Transplant, said there were a number of checks in place to ensure the safety of blood products.
20 May 2024
Martin Reid was infected with hepatitis C as a child while having treatment for haemophilia (handout/PA)
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Lives ‘still blighted’ by contaminated blood

Thousands of people with bleeding disorders were infected with HIV and/or hepatitis.
20 May 2024
Tens of thousands of people were given contaminated blood between the 1970s and early 1990s (Alamy/PA)
Politics

What is the infected blood scandal?

It is widely regarded as the biggest treatment disaster in the history of the NHS.
20 May 2024
Infected blood victims and campaigners have been fighting for decades for compensation (PA)
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Infected blood community expecting to hear how much compensation they will get

Some campaigners have been calling for redress for decades.
20 May 2024
Steve Nicholls said boys with haemophilia at the school ‘became like brothers’ (handout/PA)
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‘I’m glad my brother isn’t alive to see what happened – he loved Treloar’s’

Some 75 of the boys with haemophilia treated at Treloar’s College are now dead.
19 May 2024
Campaigners are set to rally for a final time for the final report of the Infected Blood Inquiry (Aaron Chown/PA)
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Campaigners to rally ahead of final infected blood report

Some people have been fighting for justice for decades.
19 May 2024