Compensation for infected blood victims needs to be delivered faster, campaigners have said on the first anniversary of a public inquiry report into what has been described as the worst treatment disaster in NHS history. “We are dying at pace, the government needs to be working at pace, not just talking about it,” one campaigner … Read more
More victims of the infected blood scandal will die without ever receiving full compensation, a government minister has said. The paymaster general Nick Thomas-Symonds was giving evidence to a special session of the public inquiry into what’s been called the worst treatment disaster in NHS history. It’s thought 30,000 patients in the UK were infected … 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
The disbursement of pension to retired government employees is regulated by the relevant schemes established by both the central and state governments. Pension payments are facilitated through authorized banks, who are required to adhere to guidelines outlined in the Reserve Bank of India’s “Master Circular – Disbursement of Government Pension by Agency Banks”. Recently, 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
Peter Saull Political editor, BBC East Midlands BBC Matthew Cox was born with a range of conditions, his mother said “Who will look after our children when we’re no longer here? At the moment that’s nobody.” Catherine Cox, from Keyworth in Nottinghamshire, was one of thousands of women who took the epilepsy drug, sodium valproate, … 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
Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News BBC More than 100,000 women are believed to have had mesh implants fitted between 2007 and 2015 Women harmed by pelvic mesh implants are still waiting for government compensation a year after a major report called for urgent action. Patient safety commissioner Dr Henrietta Hughes, who made that … 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
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