Contaminated blood scandal inquiry announced A UK-wide inquiry will be held into the contaminated blood scandal that left at least 2,400 people dead, the prime minister has confirmed.
A spokesman for Theresa May said it would establish the causes of the "appalling injustice" that took place in the 1970s and 1980s.
Thousands of NHS patients were given blood products from abroad that were infected with hepatitis C and HIV.
It's been called the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS. BBC News
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A spokesman for Theresa May said it would establish the causes of the "appalling injustice" that took place in the 1970s and 1980s.
Thousands of NHS patients were given blood products from abroad that were infected with hepatitis C and HIV.
It's been called the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS. BBC News
See also:
- Prime Minister announces inquiry into contaminated blood scandal that left 2,400 dead The Daily Telegraph
- Contaminated blood scandal: Theresa May orders inquiry The Guardian
- What is the contaminated blood scandal? The Guardian
- Blood contamination has killed 2,400. Why was this disaster ignored for so long? The Guardian
- Contaminated blood survivor: 'I think they just expected us to die' The Guardian
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