Ashley John-Baptiste BBC News Investigations Getty Images Blood test results have been leading to misdiagnoses and unnecessary hospital referrals, GPs have told the BBC An NHS provider that won a £2bn contract to deliver blood-testing services for hospitals and GPs is failing to deliver reliable results, according to medical professionals. Synnovis, a public-private partnership between … Read more
Getty Images The infected blood inquiry is holding two more days of hearings amid concerns about the government’s response on compensation, with campaigners warning they are “losing faith”. It comes nearly a year after the final report was published into the scandal – said to be the biggest treatment disaster in the history of the … Read more
Sian Vivian BBC Wales Investigates Wyre Davies BBC Wales Investigates Tony Summers, whose son died after contracting HIV and Hepatitis C from infected blood products, says he “just wants this to be over” Victims of infected blood are dying “two a week” while awaiting compensation for the biggest scandal in the history of the NHS, … Read more
Philippa Roxby Health reporter Getty Images People who give blood regularly are more likely to have genetic changes in their blood that could cut the risk of cancer developing, a study suggests. The researchers, from the Francis Crick Institute, say the findings are “fascinating” and could help understanding of how and why blood cancers develop. … Read more
A patient from Telford who needed a lifesaving treatment developed from blood plasma has thanked donors. Over the past three years, thousands of litres of blood from donors across England has been stored and now it has been turned into immunoglobulin, which helps the body’s immune response. It marks the first time in 25 years … Read more
Getty Images As many as 140,000 bereaved parents, children and siblings of infected blood scandal victims may claim compensation under new laws laid before Parliament. It is thought 30,000 people contracted HIV and hepatitis from contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 80s. The new laws will allow the relatives of those infected to claim … Read more
Gurugram: IIMA Ventures-backed healthcare marketplace platform Curelo has launched a 10-minute doorstep blood sample collection service in Gurugram (Haryana) and plans to expand the service to other major cities, a statement said on Friday. Following a successful pilot in Gurugram, Curelo Flash has now gone live throughout the city, the company said in the statement. … Read more
The government has said the first victims of the infected blood scandal will receive final compensation payments this week. Ten people have been offered a settlement worth over £13m in total, with thousands more applications due to be processed from January. More than 30,000 people contracted HIV and hepatitis from contaminated blood products in the … Read more
Adele Darlington A year on, Adele and her daughter Jasmine are looking forward to spending the Christmas holidays at home It was almost a year ago that Adele Darlington, who is 41 and from Warrington, was in a critical condition in hospital following massive bleeding while giving birth to her baby girl. She was losing … Read more
PA Media A public inquiry described the scale of the scandal as “horrifying” Some victims of the infected blood scandal have been told interim compensation payments of £100,000 due to be made before Christmas have been put on hold. It is thought at least 10 bereaved families have received letters saying applications approved this month … Read more