Overview

• Doctors involved in treating haemophilia had financial ties to pharmaceutical companies producing contaminated blood products.
• Evidence reveals UK government had been warned about the risks of infected blood products as early as the 1970s.
• Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C through blood products, leading to over 3,000 deaths.
• Pharmaceutical companies and government officials ignored warnings and continued to use high-risk blood sources, including prisoners.
• The Infected Blood Inquiry's final report due next month is anticipated to be critical of the actions taken by both medical professionals and regulators.