The victims and families of those affected by the infected-blood scandal have been left feeling distressed and powerless at the Government’s approach to compensation, according to the chairman of the ...

The victims and families of the infected blood scandal have been left "distressed and powerless" because of the government's compensation scheme, the chair of the inquiry into the disaster has said.

Thousands of people are waiting for final payouts after being infected by contaminated blood products. Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.

The victims and families of those affected by the infected-blood scandal have been left feeling distressed and powerless at the Government’s approach to compensation, according to the chairman of the ...

The Infected Blood Inquiry will publish an additional Report, which will consider the timeliness and adequacy of the Government’s response on compensation. More than 30,000 people in the UK were ...

The Infected Blood Inquiry published its final report on the scandal in May last year, and a compensation scheme was announced a day later. However, last month it was revealed that just 0.2% of ...