Contaminated blood scandal: many medical records disappeared, inquiry hears Victims’ QC says many patients believe their experiences amount to evidence of cover-up
Evidence of medical cover-ups in the NHS’s contaminated blood scandal must be investigated and those responsible encouraged to apologise, the infected blood inquiry has been told.
The inquiry, which opened on Monday, will investigate how thousands of people with the blood-clotting disorder haemophilia were given blood by people who were infected with the HIV virus and hepatitis C. At least 4,689 British haemophiliacs are thought to have been treated with contaminated blood in the 1970s and 80s. So far, half have died.
The inquiry will try to figure out the exact number of people who have been infected, examine the impact the infection had on people’s lives, investigate whether there was any attempts to conceal details of what happened, and identify any individual responsibilities as well as systemic failures. Theresa May announced the inquiry last year, following years of intense pressure from MPs and campaign groups. Continue reading... The Guardian
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Evidence of medical cover-ups in the NHS’s contaminated blood scandal must be investigated and those responsible encouraged to apologise, the infected blood inquiry has been told.
The inquiry, which opened on Monday, will investigate how thousands of people with the blood-clotting disorder haemophilia were given blood by people who were infected with the HIV virus and hepatitis C. At least 4,689 British haemophiliacs are thought to have been treated with contaminated blood in the 1970s and 80s. So far, half have died.
The inquiry will try to figure out the exact number of people who have been infected, examine the impact the infection had on people’s lives, investigate whether there was any attempts to conceal details of what happened, and identify any individual responsibilities as well as systemic failures. Theresa May announced the inquiry last year, following years of intense pressure from MPs and campaign groups. Continue reading... The Guardian
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