An estimated 3,000 people died and many others were left with lifelong illnesses.
British authorities and the public health service knowingly exposed patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood for decades.
Former judge Brian Langstaff found deliberate attempts to conceal the scandal and laid bare a 'catalogue of failures' with 'catastrophic' consequences.
More than 30,000 people in the UK were infected with viruses such as HIV and hepatitis from contaminated blood or blood products between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made a full apology to those affected.
More than 30,000 people in the United Kingdom were infected with viruses such as HIV and hepatitis from the late 1970s to the early 1990s after being given contaminated blood or blood products. An estimated 3,000 people died and many others were left with lifelong illnesses.
British authorities and the public health service knowingly exposed patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and hid the truth about the disaster for decades. The Infected Blood Inquiry found that deliberate attempts were made to conceal the scandal, including evidence of government officials destroying documents.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called it 'a day of shame for the British state' and made a full apology to those affected.
The victims included those needing blood transfusions for accidents and in surgery, as well as those suffering from blood disorders such as haemophilia who were treated with donated blood plasma products. Hundreds of people infected during childbirth may still be living undiagnosed and unaware.
Former judge Brian Langstaff, who chaired the Infected Blood Inquiry, found that there were deliberate attempts to conceal the scandal and laid bare a 'catalogue of failures' with 'catastrophic' consequences for victims and their loved ones.
The government is expected to announce a compensation package worth several billion pounds for victims and their families on Tuesday.
An estimated 3,000 people in the UK have died and many others were left with lifelong illnesses after receiving contaminated blood or blood products tainted with HIV or hepatitis from the late 1970s to early 1990s.
British authorities and public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and hid the truth about the disaster for decades.
Former judge Brian Langstaff found that deliberate attempts were made to conceal the scandal, and there was evidence of government officials destroying documents.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologized to victims and called it a ‘day of shame for the British state’.
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The article contains editorializing and pontification by the author in the form of statements such as 'British authorities and the country's public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and blood products, and hid the truth about the disaster for decades.' This statement goes beyond reporting facts and expresses a judgment or opinion. The author also uses emotional manipulation by describing the scandal as 'the deadliest disaster in the history of Britain's state-run National Health Service since its inception in 1948'. Additionally, there is selective reporting as the article only reports details that support the author's position and fails to mention any potential mitigating factors or context.
This disaster was not an accident. The infections happened because those in authority – doctors, the blood services and successive governments – did not put patient safety first.
From the National Health Service to the civil service, to ministers in successive governments, at every level the people and institutions in which we place our trust failed.
British authorities and the country's public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and blood products, and hid the truth about the disaster for decades.
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The article does not demonstrate any overt bias towards a specific political, religious, ideological or monetary position. However, the language used to describe the actions of British authorities and medical professionals is strongly critical and depicts them in a negative light. The author uses phrases such as 'catalogue of failures', 'refusal to admit responsibility', 'deliberate attempts were made to conceal the scandal' and 'moral failure at the heart of our national life'. These phrases imply that those in authority acted unethically and with disregard for patient safety. While this criticism is justified given the information presented in the article, it could be perceived as biased due to its negative tone.
British authorities and the country's public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and blood products, and hid the truth about the disaster for decades
Former judge Brian Langstaff, who chaired the inquiry, slammed successive governments and medical professionals for a catalogue of failures and refusal to admit responsibility to save face and expense.
The response of those in authority served to compound people's suffering.
More than 30,000 people were infected with viruses such as HIV and hepatitis from the 1970s to the early 1990s after being given contaminated blood in the United Kingdom.
An estimated 3,000 people died and many others were left with lifelong illnesses.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called it ‘a day of shame for the British state’ and made a full apology to those affected.
The Infected Blood Inquiry found that authorities and the public health service knowingly exposed patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and hid the truth about the scandal, including deliberate attempts to conceal it.
In the 1970s and 1980s, more than 30,000 Britons were infected with HIV and hepatitis C through treatments in the National Health Service (NHS), one of these individuals is Derek Martindale who contracted HIV in 1985.
Derek Martindale was the first victim to testify at the public inquiry into the infected-blood scandal, which was established in 2017.
Andy Burnham called for a Hillsborough law to be introduced, putting a duty of candour on public servants to avoid future cover-ups.
A £10 billion compensation package for victims and their families of the infected blood scandal is being unveiled.
The inquiry into the infected blood scandal blamed politicians, doctors, and civil servants for a cover-up that led to the deaths and suffering that continue to this day.
From 1970s to 1990s, failed policies left 30,000 patients infected with HIV and hepatitis C, killing over 3,000 people.
Hundreds of people infected during childbirth may still be living undiagnosed and unaware.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologised to the victims of the infected blood scandal.
