Health Secretary has ‘clear intention’ to ban puberty blockers
Victoria Atkins set out her ‘clear intention’ to ban puberty blockers in a House of Commons speech.
Victoria Atkins set out her ‘clear intention’ to ban puberty blockers in a House of Commons speech.
The Prime Minister responded to Labour pressure to act following the Infected Blood Inquiry.
The Health Secretary said she apologised ‘unreservedly for the actions which have hurt and harmed so many people’.
The secluded garden follows the ancient Japanese principle of shinrin-yoku, or forest-bathing.
The Prime Minister has pledged to pay ‘whatever it costs’.
Official documents show illustrative figures on how much people ‘may expect to receive’.
The final report of the Infected Blood Inquiry was released on Monday.
Campaigners have been calling for redress for decades.
Campaigners have been calling for compensation for decades.
Sir Brian Langstaff paid special tribute to Perry Evans who was given contaminated blood products while having treatment for haemophilia.
Campaigners have demanded an apology from the Tory former minister and there are calls for him to lose his peerage.
The Government has vowed to press ahead with payouts ‘whatever it costs’.
Sir Brian Langstaff reflected on the report in a statement at Central Hall in Westminster.
Tens of thousands of people were given infected blood and blood products between the 1970s and 1990s.
More than 30,000 people were infected with deadly viruses while they were receiving NHS care between the 1970s and the early 1990s.