Thursday 27 September 2018

Government apologises 'unreservedly' to victims of contaminated blood scandal

Government apologises 'unreservedly' to victims of contaminated blood scandal The government has said sorry for the infected blood scandal at the inquiry into the treatment of thousands of people given products containing hepatitis and HIV.

But the son of one of the victims said that the apology does not “feel genuine”.

The government told the inquiry on Wednesday the treatment of information surrounding the use of contaminated blood products has been “at worst, a cover-up, at best a lack of candour about past events”.

Eleanor Gray QC made the comments to the Infected Blood Inquiry on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care. The Independent

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