Inquiry’s report into biggest-ever NHS disaster due
Published1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Nick Triggle and Jim ReedBBC NewsThe public inquiry into the infected blood scandal, known as the biggest treatment disaster in NHS history, is due to publish its findings.More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C between 1970 and 1991 by contaminated blood products and transfusions.Around 3,000 of them have since died – many haemophiliacs given infected blood products as part of their treatment.Chairman Sir Brian Langstaff will present his findings on Monday.The Infected Blood Inquiry took evidence between 2019 and 2023.What is the infected blood scandal and how many people died?The stories behind the infected blood scandal,
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