Appearing before the official Infected Blood Inquiry, Jeremy Hunt said 'no decisions' have been made over compensation for the victims of the 'terrible' contaminated blood scandal following their decades of suffering.
At least 2,900 NHS patients - including young children - died as a result. Boris Johnson is among those backing calls for victims to be given damages. Affected families have saidMore than 180 politicians have called for victims of the contaminated blood scandal to be paid damages immediately.
Up to 30,000 patients with haemophilia and other bleeding disorders were given tainted medical products in the 1970s and 1980s, with thousands infected with HIV and hepatitis C as a result.Colin Smith, pictured on holiday in Devon, was infected in 1983 as a baby and died in 1990 aged seven Most victims had haemophilia – a rare blood-clotting disorder – and relied on regular injections of the products to survive.But the existing scheme leaves out parents who lost their children and kids orphaned when their parents died.
Demonstrators outside the Infected Blood inquiry in London last July held placards urging the Government to recognise all victims of the NHS scandal That same month Rishi Sunak was heckled as he told victims of the infected blood scandal their decades-long wait for compensation would have to continue.
It marked Mr Sunak's first Commons defeat as PM and the first defeat on a whipped vote since the last general election in 2019. Charities such as the Haemophilia Society and the Terrence Higgins Trust are also supporting the calls for immediate payments. Colin's father, also named Colin, told the inquiry: 'We should be living our lives now, but we will never really be able to until we are given the full truth.Colin Smith, seen on his last holiday in Devon in 1988, died in 1990 after contracting HIV
She said: 'No consent was sought from parents, and we were kept totally in the dark about any risks involved with the treatment, and the research taking place.' 'We are clear that justice needs to be delivered for the victims and have already accepted the moral case for compensation. Thousands of patients were infected with HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood transfusions in the 1970s and 1980s
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