Harrowing stories have emerged from the inquiry and report into the infected blood scandal
People in Liverpool were given infected blood treatment products and treated "horrendously" after testing positive for HIV, an inquiry has found.
As we have previously reported, many found out they had been infected with HIV by letter. The report states: "Quite apart from the lack of humanity involved in informing a person by letter that they had been infected with HIV, it was utterly thoughtless and inappropriate to do so, not least because letters can go missing or be misdelivered."
“This consultant was flicking through my husband’s medical records and came to a page which was marked with the words “HIV”. The consultant just said the words “HIV” in a very matter of fact way and then continued to flick through the notes. The report also details how those who had been unwittingly infected with HIV were subsequently treated by health professionals.
Amongst a harrowing list of failures highlighted by the inquiry, was the fact that instead of ensuring a sufficient supply of UK-made treatments for haemophilia, the NHS continued to import the blood clotting blood plasma treatment Factor VIII from the US – where manufacturers paid high-risk donors, including prison inmates and drug users. The UK blood services continued to collect blood donations from prisons until 1984.
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