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What the case was
1970s–2024
Conduct toward the regulator
Contaminated blood and blood products given to NHS patients. The statutory Inquiry found the disaster could
“largely, though not entirely, have been avoided”, that patients were knowingly exposed to risk, and that successive governments and the NHS
covered up what had happened — in the Inquiry's words,
to save face and to save expense 3536
Sanction
Public inquiry findings; compensation scheme recommendedMore than 3,000 deaths attributed; around 30,000 infected. Final report 20 May 2024 3536
Sources
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- PrimaryPrimary document. Infected Blood Inquiry, final report, 20 May 2024 (Sir Brian Langstaff, chair). health-ni.gov.uk
- House of Commons Library, Infected Blood Inquiry: recommendations for recognition, healthcare and patient safety, briefing CBP-10081. commonslibrary.parliament.uk
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