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Infected blood: Full timeline of the scandal from the 1970s as damning report published after decades of campaigning

May 20, 2024

Read the full timeline of what happened in over half a century before the inquiry found an infected blood scandal was not an accident but the result of a series of shocking failures followed by a cover-up.

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Source: dailymail.co.uk

Blood scandal victim demands formal apology

April 22, 2024

Ian Walden contracted hepatitis C from infected blood while being treated for haemophilia.

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Black and Asian infected blood victims feel let down, inquiry told

September 30, 2022

Witnesses say medical staff did not believe they were infected with hepatitis C in the UK.

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Source: bbc.co.uk

Infected blood scandal: Malcolm Chisholm told to 'tough it out'

July 28, 2022

Former Health Secretary Malcolm Chisholm was told payments to victims would be a "grave mistake".

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