PedestriansfirstSep 16, 2024
“Public inquiries should be shorter and recommendations tracked, Lords says. Committee says major overhaul required to restore public confidence among victims and survivors.” What’s the point of long grass if you can’t kick things into it? #Grenfell #ContaminatedBlood #Hillsborough
Andii אַנדִֽיJun 7, 2024
#UK petition calling on #UKgov lawyers to sue complicit drug companies to pay into the contaminated blood scandal compensation scheme - instead of just the taxpayers - if you agree drug companies that played a role in the contaminated blood scandal should also play a role in paying compensation, add your name to the petition:
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/contaminated-blood-scandal-make-drug-companies-pay
#contaminatedBlood
Contaminated blood scandal: make drug companies pay!

£10 billion. That's how much the compensation bill for victims of the contaminated blood scandal could cost. But who should pay? Right now, it'll be coming out of taxpayers money, but it SHOULD also be coming out of the pockets of global drug companies that played a role in the scandal.  In the US and Japan, drug companies like Bayer and Baxter were forced to give compensation to victims of similar infected blood scandals. Now MPs and campaigners say the Government should sue for the same to...

38 Degrees
Political Cartoon GalleryMay 21, 2024
Steven Camley on #InfectedBloodInquiry #InfectedBloodScandal #ContaminatedBlood - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
Political Cartoon GalleryMay 20, 2024
Christian Adams on #InfectedBloodInquiry #InfectedBloodScandal #ContaminatedBlood - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
Political Cartoon GalleryMay 19, 2024
Ella Baron on #InfectedBloodInquiry #InfectedBloodScandal #ContaminatedBlood - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
Sally-Anne WMay 14, 2024

This week you are going to hear a lot about the contaminated blood scandal. This is my PhD topic but also my family's story, so obviously I am super invested in the outcome of the inquiry. This is a story where people have waited 40 or more years for justice and truth, and the weight of that rests on the report of the inquiry.

#ContaminatedBlood

joe•iuculano May 9, 2024

Via the #BBC

About 1,750 people in the #UK are living with an undiagnosed #HepatitisC #infection after being given a #transfusion with #ContaminatedBlood, according to BBC analysis.

Official documents, seen by BBC News, reveal how the UK government and the #NHS failed to adequately trace those who were most at risk of having the #virus.

They show how officials slowed detection rates and even sought to kept public awareness of the virus low

#Health #Medicine #Science

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-68978513

Infected blood: Hundreds of victims living with undetected hepatitis C

About 1,750 people are unaware they caught hepatitis C from infected blood, BBC analysis reveals.

Tero KankaanperäMay 5, 2024
You can trust the UK to be a cautionary example in most cases, they seem to have perfected the art of political and administrative cock-ups:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/05/revealed-key-files-shredded-as-uk-government-panic-grew-over-infected-blood-deaths-lawsuit
#aidscrisis #contaminatedblood #40yearslater!
Revealed: key files shredded as UK government panic grew over infected blood deaths lawsuit

Lost documents prevented victims from finding out the truth, official inquiry told

The Guardian
Daily TwerkFeb 22, 2024

Contaminated blood victims looking forward to compensation after drama is shown

#ContaminatedBlood #ContaminatedBloodScandal #news #satire

ITV has announced that they will be making a drama about the contaminated blood scandal. Thousands of people contracted various blood borne diseases. Many have died. So far no compensation has been paid. Hopes are high now that ITV are producing a drama.

https://daily-twerk.com/politics/contaminated-blood-victims-looking-forward-to-compensation-after-drama-is-shown/

The Daily TwerkFeb 22, 2024

Contaminated blood victims looking forward to compensation after drama is shown

ITV has announced that they will be making a drama about the contaminated blood scandal. Thousands of people contracted various blood borne diseases. Many have died. So far no compensation has been paid. Hopes are high now that ITV are producing a drama about it.

During the 1970s and 80s up to 1250 people including many children contracted HIV from contaminated blood products. At that time the […]

https://daily-twerk.com/politics/contaminated-blood-victims-looking-forward-to-compensation-after-drama-is-shown/

#ContaminatedBlood #ContaminatedBloodScandal #news #satire