The government has embraced all of the Infected Blood Inquiry's requests in its final response to the scandal in 1996.
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The UK government has accepted all 12 of the Infected Blood Inquiry’s recommendations. Some have been accepted in full, and some accepted in principle.
The Infected Blood Inquiry was established to examine the circumstances in which patients treated by the NHS before 1996 received infected blood and blood products.
More than 30,000 people in the UK were given treatments infected with HIV, hepatitis C and/or hepatitis B. Over 3,000 people have died.
The government has given compensation to victims at nearly £100 million.
Recommendations:
Some of the recommendations accepted, and the level to which they have been accepted, are as follows:
Recommendation 1 – Set up a compensation scheme. Compensation is paid through the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA). The IBCA has paid out £96.6 million in compensation so far to victims of the Infected Blood Scandal.
Recommendation 6) Monitor patients with liver damage.Patients with a Hepatitis C diagnosis will receive greater follow-up and monitoring, and NHS England will also be proactively identifying patients with bleeding disorders to ensure they receive appropriate testing, treatment and ongoing monitoring.
Recommendation 10) Empower the voices of infected blood patients. The report claims that they will do so by paying £500,000 to patient advocacy charities. These funds will be paid to specific charities that have been recommended by the Inquiry.
Some recommendations have been accepted in principle. The Scottish and Welsh governments’ acceptances vary from the English government’s. However, no recommendations have been denied in full by any government. For more information, find the full report here.
The Inquiry has set out its intention to publish a further report on compensation.
Interim Chair of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority Stays On
Sir Robert Francis KC, Interim Chair of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority, will remain in his role for another 18 months.
Sir Francis KC said:
“I am honoured to continue serving as Interim Chair of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority.
“My priority remains to ensure that we pay compensation to those impacted by the scandal as quickly as possible, while maintaining transparency and compassion throughout our work.”
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The UK government has accepted all 12 of the Infected Blood Inquiry’s recommendations. Some have been accepted in full, and some accepted in principle.
The Infected Blood Inquiry was established to examine the circumstances in which patients treated by the NHS before 1996 received infected blood and blood products.
More than 30,000 people in the UK were given treatments infected with HIV, hepatitis C and/or hepatitis B. Over 3,000 people have died.
The government has given compensation to victims at nearly £100 million.
Recommendations:
Some of the recommendations accepted, and the level to which they have been accepted, are as follows:
Recommendation 1 – Set up a compensation scheme. Compensation is paid through the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA). The IBCA has paid out £96.6 million in compensation so far to victims of the Infected Blood Scandal.
Recommendation 6) Monitor patients with liver damage.Patients with a Hepatitis C diagnosis will receive greater follow-up and monitoring, and NHS England will also be proactively identifying patients with bleeding disorders to ensure they receive appropriate testing, treatment and ongoing monitoring.
Recommendation 10) Empower the voices of infected blood patients. The report claims that they will do so by paying £500,000 to patient advocacy charities. These funds will be paid to specific charities that have been recommended by the Inquiry.
Some recommendations have been accepted in principle. The Scottish and Welsh governments’ acceptances vary from the English government’s. However, no recommendations have been denied in full by any government. For more information, find the full report here.
The Inquiry has set out its intention to publish a further report on compensation.
Interim Chair of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority Stays On
Sir Robert Francis KC, Interim Chair of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority, will remain in his role for another 18 months.
Sir Francis KC said:
“I am honoured to continue serving as Interim Chair of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority.
“My priority remains to ensure that we pay compensation to those impacted by the scandal as quickly as possible, while maintaining transparency and compassion throughout our work.”
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