Hidden Scars: An NHS Scandal
The story behind a major NHS investigation into breast cancer care in the north east. Source link
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Australia sunscreen scandal grows as more products pulled off shelves
A sunscreen scandal in Australia is continuing to grow, with 18 products now pulled from shelves in the skin cancer hotspot over safety concerns. Analysis by a consumer advocacy group in June found several popular and expensive sunscreens did not provide the protection claimed by their makers. One product, Ultra Violette’s Lean Screen Skinscreen, is … Read more
Blood scandal victims ‘harmed further’ by compensation delays
PA Campaigners have held frequent demonstrations in memory of loved ones who died due to infected blood used in medical procedures Thousands of victims of the infected blood scandal are being “harmed further” by long waits for compensation, the chair of the public inquiry into the disaster has said. In a hard-hitting report, Sir Brian … Read more
Up to 140,000 blood scandal relatives may claim compensation
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
First final compensation in blood scandal to be paid in days
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
Infected blood scandal: ‘My husband died five weeks ago – compensation scheme is too late’
The government is due to announce what it says will be a “comprehensive” compensation scheme. Source link
Infected blood scandal: Sunak promises ‘comprehensive’ blood compensation
Mr Sunak described the release of the report as a “day of shame for the British state” and vowed to pay “comprehensive compensation” to those affected and infected by the scandal. “Whatever it costs to deliver this scheme, we will pay it,” he told the House of Commons on Monday. He said Cabinet Office minister … Read more
Infected blood scandal: Victims ‘vindicated’ after being ‘gaslit’
Victims of the scandal said they had been “gaslit for generations” and felt “vindicated” by the report. Source link
NHS and government covered up infected blood scandal
Two main groups of people were caught up in the scandal. One was people with haemophilia, and those with similar disorders, who have a rare genetic condition which means their blood does not clot properly. In the 1970s, a new treatment was developed to replace the missing clotting agents, made from donated human blood plasma. … Read more
Infected blood scandal inquiry live: Final report to be published – BBC News
ReutersCopyright: Reuters Then-Prime Minister Theresa May ordered the inquiry in the summer of 2017Image caption: Then-Prime Minister Theresa May ordered the inquiry in the summer of 2017 It has taken decades to get to this point – and that has been a big frustration for campaigners. In other countries – from France to Japan – … Read more