VICTIMS of the infected blood scandal can receive lifelong financial support — with payouts beginning by the end of the year. And those subjected to unethical research will get up to £15,000 extra. 2 Victims of the infected blood scandal can receive lifelong financial support Credit: Dan Charity 2 Paymaster General Nick Thomas-Symonds has pledged to deliver compensation to infected blood scandal victims quickly and ensure this never happens again Credit: Alamy The pledges were yesterday included in a Cabinet Office framework for a multibillion-pound compensation scheme.
More than 30,000 NHS patients were infected with hepatitis C and HIV between the 1970s and early 1990s through transfusions or blood products. A report acknowledged the scandal “could largely have been avoided” and was then covered up for years. The Government has now confirmed support payments, including for bereaved partners, will continue for life.
READ MORE HEALTH NEWS UNSAFE COVER Woman, 71, died after 'neglect during three-day junior doctors' strike' Those used in unethical research at a Hampshire school will get an additional £10,000, while children treated at Lord Mayor Treloar College, where tainted blood was used in a shocking case of medical misconduct, will receive £15,000. Paymaster General Nick Thomas-Symonds called this an “important milestone” for victims, pledging to deliver compensation quickly and ensure this never happens again. He said: "We know no amount of compensation can f.