UK infected blood inquiry

Why thousands of NHS patients were given infected blood

The infected blood scandal has been called the biggest treatment disaster in NHS history. Read more about what happened and the devastating impact it had on those affected.

The stories behind the infected blood scandal
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England
Posted
22 April
Infected blood inquiry: Five things we have learned
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Health
Posted
3 February 2023
The school where dozens died in NHS blood scandal
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UK
Posted
21 June 2021

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BBC Wales exposes the role of drugs companies, politicians and doctors, and asks: how did 3,000 people lose their lives to deadly diseases in blood?

Latest news

Inquiry's report into biggest-ever NHS disaster due
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Health
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3 hours ago
Mum still feels guilt for son's infected blood death
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Wales
Posted
6 hours ago
Infected blood victims have waited too long - Shapps
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UK Politics
Posted
9 hours ago
Infected blood scandal victim's compensation call
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Hull & East Yorkshire
Posted
13 hours ago
Hepatitis C tests spike after blood scandal news
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Health
Posted
20 hours ago
Su and Steve fought for justice, but didn't live to see it
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Health
Posted
1 day ago
'Blood friends' speak of relief at meeting each other
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England
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1 day ago
My life was split in two by infected blood scandal
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Sussex
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1 day ago
Why thousands of NHS patients were given infected blood
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Health
Posted
2 days ago
Infected blood scandal haunted family for decades
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Manchester
Posted
2 days ago
'When I lost him, I lost everything'
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England
Posted
2 days ago
Blood transfusion boss apologises over scandal
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Scotland Politics
Posted
2 days ago
'No victory for those affected by blood scandal'
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England
Posted
3 days ago
'All those years, I was a risk to other people'
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Bristol
Posted
3 days ago
Infected blood victim not alive to see inquiry end
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Humberside
Posted
5 days ago
'I was given infected blood after losing my leg'
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Posted
5 days ago
I lost my mum, dad and baby sister to HIV in infected blood scandal
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Health
Posted
6 days ago
Panorama. Infected Blood: Time for Answers. Video, 28 minutes
Jim Reed meets the families of children with bleeding disorders who were infected with HIV
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BBC One
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Victims infected with Hep C after blood screening began
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Health
Posted
9 May
Hundreds infected with hepatitis C without knowing it, BBC finds
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Health
Posted
9 May
Mum never got over injecting son with infected blood
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Scotland
Posted
8 May
'The school was using the boys as guinea pigs'
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Gloucestershire
Posted
6 May
Infected blood death stigma drove widow and son overseas
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Scotland
Posted
5 May
Infected-blood victim 'angry' at lost records
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Wiltshire
Posted
5 May