UK’s contaminated blood victims ‘re-traumatised’ by compensation delays

Complaints of people who were infected, and their relatives, include criticisms that scheme is slow, flawed and complexPeople infected as a result of the contaminated blood scandal, and their relatives, say they have been “re-traumatised” by delays to – and flaws in – the compensation scheme.At a special hearing of the infected blood inquiry, which published its final report in May last year, victims and campaigners lined up to castigate the government’s handling of compensation. Continue reading...

May 7, 2025 - 18:33
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UK’s contaminated blood victims ‘re-traumatised’ by compensation delays

Complaints of people who were infected, and their relatives, include criticisms that scheme is slow, flawed and complex

People infected as a result of the contaminated blood scandal, and their relatives, say they have been “re-traumatised” by delays to – and flaws in – the compensation scheme.

At a special hearing of the infected blood inquiry, which published its final report in May last year, victims and campaigners lined up to castigate the government’s handling of compensation. Continue reading...