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Haemophiliacs with HIV to sue firm that sold tainted drug in Asia - The Observer 11th October 2009
"Bayer owned company to face victims in Taiwan and Hong Kong over its marketing of infectious blood products"
Royal blood disorder identified - BBC Health News 9th October 2009
"DNA analysis has revealed the identity of the "cursed blood" disorder that afflicted the British Royal Family in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Scientists say the disease inherited by Queen Victoria's descendants was probably a severe form of the blood clotting disorder haemophilia B. "
VOTE: Haemophiliacs protest to health minister Andy Burnham - Warrington Guardian 24th June 2009
A HAEMOPHILIAC infected with hepatitis C while being treated with bad blood led a protest at health minister Andy Burnham’s Leigh office on Friday.
Grappenhall resident Mike Kenwright marched with other haemophiliacs to demand financial compensation for their infections at the hands of the NHS.
Adding insult to injury for HIV victims - Lancashire Telegraph 3rd June 2009
IT seems almost cruel to criticise politicians at the moment. The phrase “they have suffered enough” comes to mind.
In the current climate our elected representatives have become such a soft target that attacking them does actually seem unfair.
The survival chances of many MPs are now on a par with them winning the lottery.
Don't ignore HIV victims - Lancashire Telegraph 29th May 2009
PEOPLE who were infected with HIV and hepatitis C after receiving contaminated NHS blood transfusions deserve to receive the best possible treatment.\n\nBut the government has provoked anger by not fully following the recommendations of an independent inquiry.
Blackburn haemophiliac slams ‘worst medical tragedy’ - Lancashire Telegraph 28th May 2009
A haemophiliac who contracted HIV from contaminated NHS blood supplies has slammed the government for failing to provide better support for those infected.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s more than 1,200 people were given blood containing the HIV virus - and 4,800 people were given blood containing Hepatitis C.
MP demands 'bad blood' debate - The Bolton News 9th March 2009
THE fight for justice for thousands of haemophiliacs, including a Bolton man whose brother died and who himself needed a liver transplant after being given infected blood, is continuing.
Government bosses at the centre of the bad blood scandal, which affected 4,670 patients in the 1970s and 1980s, were accused of putting profit before health last month.
Inquiry says government procrastination led to thousands of patients becoming infected with HIV and Hepatitis C from contaminated blood - The Guardian 23rd February 2009
Government procrastination led to thousands of patients becoming infected with HIV and Hepatitis C from contaminated blood, an inquiry report said today.\n\nThe independent inquiry, led by Labour peer Lord Archer of Sandwell, said the infection of so many people was a "horrific human tragedy".
'A horrific human tragedy': report criticises response to blood scandal - the Guardian 24th February 2009
The full scale of the infected blood catastrophe that hit people with haemophilia after the UK supplies became contaminated with lethal viruses might have been averted if imports from the United States had been blocked, an independent inquiry report said yesterday.
Lord Archer's report described the infection of thousands of haemophiliacs with hepatitis C and HIV as "a horrific human tragedy", adding: "Subsequent events have done little to alleviate the hurt of the victims or their families."
Blood scandal victims should receive compensation, inquiry says - The Guardian 23rd February 2009
The government should provide significant compensation and health care support for thousands of haemophiliacs who were infected by NHS blood contaminated with HIV and hepatitis C, a long-awaited inquiry into the scandal said today.
The report agreed that the blood scandal, in which almost 4,700 people were infected with hepatitis C of whom a quarter were also infected with HIV after receiving contaminated blood products, could be described as "the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS".
Ministers under fire in infected blood scandal - The Independent 24th February 2009
The Government should pay extra compensation to thousands of victims infected with HIV and hepatitis C in a blood contamination scandal, a public inquiry concluded yesterday.
The inquiry condemned “procrastination” by governments and scientific agencies that led to the scale of the “horrific human tragedy”.
Delays led to thousands receiving contaminated blood - The Independent 23rd February 2009
An independent inquiry today condemned the "procrastination" that led to thousands of patients becoming infected with HIV and Hepatitis C from contaminated blood.
The inquiry, led by Labour Peer Lord Archer of Sandwell, said the infection of so many people was a "horrific human tragedy."
The authors of the report said they were "dismayed" at the time taken by the Government and scientific agencies to respond to the dangers of Hepatitis C and HIV infections.
Victims of tainted blood scandal deserve higher damages, inquiry says - The Times 24th February 2009
A public inquiry into how thousands of haemophiliacs were infected with hepatitis C and HIV during NHS treatment has called for much higher compensation for victims and condemned government delays in responding to the scandal.
The independent inquiry into the use of contaminated blood — widely regarded as the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS — has called for bigger payouts to patients and their families, likely to total tens of millions of pounds.
Commentary: After years of delay, the time has come to pay up - The Times 24th February 2009
It is a story from the realms of nightmare: the life-saving treatment that makes things worse, the new blood that could kill you. Haemophiliacs treated with “skid row” blood products in the distant 1970s and 1980s have lived with anxiety and misery ever since. Many have died; others have lost health, money and family security.
Government should apologise for NHS tainted blood scandal, says head of inquiry - The Times 23rd February 2009
Thousands of haemophiliacs who were infected with HIV, hepatitis and other conditions during NHS treatment should receive a public apology from the Government according to the chair of an independent public inquiry into the scandal.
Lord Archer of Sandwell, a Labour peer and former Solicitor-General, published his report today examining the use of contaminated blood by the NHS in the 1970s and 1980s.
Comment: ministers must pay up for tainted blood scandal - The Times 23rd February 2009
For the victims and their families who have had their lives decimated by ill-health for up to two decades because of contaminated blood, an apology is long overdue and much wanted.
But the bottom line, which successive governments have done their utmost to avoid, is the need for compensation.
Tainted blood case study: 'My family believe my brother was murdered' - The Times 23rd February 2009
Despite a life plagued with ill health after a blood transfusion contaminated with hepatitis B and C, David Fielding, 53, considers himself the lucky one in his family. His brother, also a haemophiliac, contracted HIV after a similar transfusion and died in 1990 at the age of 46.
Report into NHS tainted blood scandal urges payouts for famlilies - The Times 23rd February 2009
A report into how thousands of haemophiliacs were infected with HIV, hepatitis and other conditions during NHS treatment will today condemn the inaction of successive governments and call for compensation for victims' families.
The independent public inquiry into use of contaminated blood, which caused 1,756 deaths, will attack ministers’ failure to investigate over the past 20 years. It has been referred to by Lord Winston, the leading medical expert, as “the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS”.
Blood inquiry condemns 'procrastination' which led to thousands of patients being infected with HIV and Hepatitis C - The Telegraph 23rd February 2009
An independent inquiry has condemned the "procrastination" that led to thousands of patients becoming infected with HIV and Hepatitis C from contaminated blood.
Victims of contaminated blood inquiry due to hear findings - The Telegraph 23rd February 2009
Victims infected with Aids and Hepatitis C from contaminated blood will learn the findings of an independent inquiry into the scandal, chaired by Lord Archer of Sandwell, on Monday morning.
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