‘Significant failings’ saw thousands infected by contaminated blood – inquiry
The Infected Blood Inquiry report was published on Monday.
The Infected Blood Inquiry report was published on Monday.
ITV has commissioned a drama, written by Peter Moffat, who won two Baftas for BBC series Criminal Justice.
Clinicians at the Treloar College in the 1970s to 1980s prioritised research over the interests of the children, the report said.
Infected Blood Inquiry chairman Sir Brian Langstaff criticised a litany of failures by successive governments in responding to the scandal.
Tens of thousands of people were given infected blood and blood products between the 1970s and 1990s.
Dr Gail Miflin, chief medical officer at NHS Blood and Transplant, said there were a number of checks in place to ensure the safety of blood products.
It is widely regarded as the biggest treatment disaster in the history of the NHS.
People were infected with HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood and blood products between the 1970s and early 1990s.
Some campaigners have been calling for redress for decades.
People were infected with contaminated blood and blood products between the 1970s and 1990s.
Thousands of people with bleeding disorders were infected with HIV and/or hepatitis.
Hundreds of those affected by the scandal gathered at Westminster on Sunday afternoon to mark the end of the Infected Blood Inquiry.
Some 75 of the boys with haemophilia treated at Treloar’s College are now dead.
Jason Evans’ father died when he was aged four.
A woman has described how her family were penniless after her father’s death in 2000.