Almost 3,000 people died after being infected with HIV or hepatitis C by contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 1980s.
The Infected Blood Inquiry will begin hearing evidence from victims in central London on Tuesday, before similar testimonies take place over the coming months in Belfast, Leeds, Edinburgh and Cardiff.
The mother-of-four told Sky News:"Today is the first day of the long-awaited inquiry, and next week I will have to stand and tell my story."It is nerve-wracking, but I have to remember I am not the one on trial.Ms Tolley has previously described the scandal as the"worst tragedy in the history of the NHS", adding:"Every day I wake up with a death sentence hanging over me.
The UK was reliant on supplies imported from the US, where it was manufactured with blood collected from prisoners, sex workers, drug addicts and other high-risk groups who were paid to give blood.
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