Infected blood inquiry: Another state failure – will things ever change?
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Inquiry Slams UK Authorities For Failures That Killed Thousands In Infected Blood Scandal
British authorities and the country’s public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and blood products, and hid the truth about the disaster for decades, an inquiry into the U.K.’s infected blood scandal found Monday. An estimated 3,000 people in the United Kingdom are believed to have […]
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At a glance: Infected blood inquiry's key findings
The report finds the infected blood scandal could and should have been largely avoided.
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UK's infected blood scandal could and should have been avoided, inquiry finds
An infected blood scandal in Britain was no accident but the fault of doctors and a succession of governments that led to 3,000 deaths and thousands more contracting hepatitis or HIV, a public inquiry reported on Monday. Inquiry chair Brian Langstaff said more than 30,000 people received infected blood and