UK Government to Announce £10 Billion Compensation for Infected Blood Scandal Victims
Final report on NHS's worst treatment disaster to be published Monday, detailing decades-long negligence and its consequences.
- Compensation aims to address the suffering of tens of thousands infected with HIV and hepatitis from contaminated blood products between the 1970s and 1990s.
- Around 3,000 people have died due to the scandal, with survivors facing lifelong health issues.
- The government insists that the compensation will not impact planned tax cuts later this year.
- Campaigners and victims' families have fought for decades for recognition and justice.
- Chancellor Jeremy Hunt emphasizes the moral imperative to act swiftly given the deteriorating health of survivors.