House of Lords will Vote on Infected Blood Compensation (Victims & Prisoners Bill) on Tues 30th April approx 8pm. We ask Peers to please be in the Chamber and support justice for Infected Blood Victims -
@SalBrinton
Amendment 119HA will be put to vote.
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Worst Treatment Disaster in the History of the NHS - Infected Blood Inquiry will publish its Full Report on Monday 20th May 2024. Set to reveal the truth behind the biggest medical treatment scandal in UK History.
Sam Rushby lost his Mother, Father and four-month old baby sister to HIV as a result of the infected blood scandal.
πPlease sign our petition to ensure the Infected Blood Compensation scheme is operational and accepting applications for compensation before the next election.
Today's budget must allocate funding for Infected Blood Compensation. π A powerful cross-party appeal from nearly 120 MPs has urged
@Jeremy_Hunt
to earmark funds and make interim payments to bereaved parents and children to recognise unrecognised deaths [1].
The infected blood
One of the biggest cover-up's this country has seen β£οΈβΌοΈ
@AndyBurnhamGM
used his last speech in parliament to send a plea to MP's not to let this go. This was in 2017 but the words ring true as ever. There must be truth and accountability for those impacted by
#ContaminatedBlood
Treating Infected Blood Scandal Victims Differently Is OK?
Department of Health officials refuse to accept psychological harm is caused by treating those infected and affected by the Infected Blood Scandal differently, even though clinical psychologists say the opposite.
More than 100 MPs have written an open letter to Rishi Sunak, saying ministers need to show the same resolve in tackling the infected blood scandal as they have done with the post office scandal.
2024 is going to be the year that the truth about the Infected Blood Scandal is finally put on the official record.
@bloodinquiry
will publish its final report in March. Full details to be announced this month.
Wishing you all a Truth & Justice filled new year.
Remembering Jonathan Evans who died on this day in 1993. He had haemophilia and was infected with HIV/AIDS & Hepatitis C through infected Factor Concentrate blood products. He passed away on 8th October 1993 aged 31.
π Exciting Update from Our Factor 8 Family! π
We're absolutely blown away by your support β we're now on the brink of hitting Β£6,000! Your incredible generosity in such a short time has inspired us to aim even higher. β¨
Thanks to this fantastic response, we're expanding our
We are saddened that
@Conservatives
voted against, and
@UKLabour
abstained, on the vote for the Infected Blood Compensation scheme to be as the
@bloodinquiry
recommended. We will continue our work to ensure the best possible outcome. We are indebted to
@SalBrinton
for ensuring we
Next Wednesday, we will know the date of the Infected Blood Inquiry's final report launch in March. The day is coming when the truth about the
#ContaminatedBlood
scandal is delivered, and the cries for justice from our dead are heard.
A father given infected Factor VIII had a βcomplete mistrust of the systemβ before taking his own life. Two of his brothers were also infected, and all have died.
We are confused at to why the government has appointed the Chair of Oxford NHS Trust and Bayer Council Member, Sir Jonathan Montgomery, to provide the government with advice on compensation when a detailed framework was presented to the government by Sir Robert Francis KC almost
Today
@PennyMordaunt
tells parliament the Post Office Scandal was layer on layer of injustice but the Infected Blood Scandal is "on another level".
Promises of action, but when?
#ContaminatedBlood
π€ Will it take another ITV drama to deliver justice to those infected and affected by the infected blood scandal?
π My question to the GovernmentΒ todayΒ β¬
The Infected Blood Inquiry concluded: "It is difficult to understand why the UKHCDO and the reference centre directors were so dangerously slow to recognise and react to the risks of AIDS being transmitted to their patients. It was wrong"
Reassuring to hear this Infected Blood Compensation pledge from Keir Starmer at Downing Street press conference today. π
Jason Evans, Director of Factor 8, welcomed the announcement, stating,Β βThis renewed commitment from Prime Minister Keir Starmer is reassuring. We are
"But people like me - the children or close relatives - wonβt get a penny. Not yet. With the inquiry due to last another six months, thereβs no guarantee we ever will." Both of Lauren's parents died from AIDS when she was 9 years old.
#ContaminatedBlood
The First-tier Tribunal has today dismissed a government appeal that sought to prevent the release of information about Infected Blood Compensation.
#ContaminatedBlood
We Won. Court Dismisses Government Appeal in Infected Blood Scandal
Today's ruling underlines the government's continued opaque handling of the infected blood scandal, significantly impacting the victims and their families.
Today, victims and bereaved families of the Infected Blood Scandal will gather in Parliament Square - Sunday 19 May at Parliament Square, Westminster 5.00pm
-Open to everyone impacted by the infected blood scandal, including friends and families
-Please wear something red
More than 15,000 Signatures in less than a day! Thanks to all those supporting justice for victims and bereaved families of the Infected Blood Scandal π
#ContaminatedBlood
Remembering Lee Turton who died on this day in 1992. He had haemophilia and was infected with HIV & Hepatitis C through infected Factor Concentrate blood products. He passed away on 22nd January 1992 aged 10.
βDo I feel better knowing that it could have been avoided? Do I feel better knowing that actions could have been taken which meant he wouldnβt be dead? No. - thatβs why I think thereβs no victory in this campaign."
@JasonEvansF8
70 Victims of the Infected Blood Scandal have now died since April 2023, waiting for the government to implement the final compensation recommendations of the Infected Blood Inquiry.
Real-Time count here:
#ContaminatedBlood
Infected Blood Inquiry chairman Sir Brian Langstaff said: "Not only do the infections themselves and their consequences merit compensation, but so do the wrongs done by the way in which authority responded to what had happened."
Yet, the wrongful response continues.
The Infected Blood Inquiry's Final Report will be published on Monday 20th May.
In advance of the report, Inquiry chairman Sir Brian Langstaff has said: "No-one should be in any doubt about the serious nature of the failings..."
The Infected Blood Inquiryβs Report will be published on 20 May 2024.
"My principal recommendation remains that a compensation scheme should be set up with urgency. No-one should be in any doubt about the serious nature of the failings over more than six decades that have led
It's a lie that was developed to protect the state from liability. The idea that βnobody was knowingly given unsafe productsβ, well, it's just not true. They were knowingly given unsafe products.β
There are hundreds of infected blood scandal bereaved families in this position.
Interim payments to estates became law (in the Victims & Prisoners Act) two months ago, yet, people still can't even make applications for these payments to be delivered by
@NHSBSA
.
@wesstreeting
One of the bravest people I know. Sam lost his entire family, including his 3-month old sister, to AIDS due to the Infected Blood Scandal.
Sam still hasn't received any compensation and is awaiting the application process for interim payments, for unrecognised deaths, to open.
2017
@AndyBurnhamGM
speech to parliament was a huge step forward for victims of the contaminated blood scandal. He presented evidence of unethical experiments on patients -
The Infected Blood Inquiry concluded: "It was unethical and wrong that people were not told the risks of factor concentrates. The failure to do so resulted in people being treated without their informed consent."
Lesley Rushby, died on 10th May 1994 aged 23 from HIV/AIDS. Her Husband, Gary Rushby, was infected with HIV as a result of infected Factor Concentrate blood products and died the following year. Their daughter, Abbey, was born HIV positive and died in 1990.
Remembering Alan Jones who died on this day in 1994. He had haemophilia and was infected with HIV & HCV through infected Factor Concentrate blood products. He passed away on 28th February 1994 aged 25.
Government Announces Compensation Payments for Infected Blood Scandal Bereaved Families
Today, the government has announced that, from October, the estates of those who died as a result of the infected blood scandal, where their death has not yet been recognised, will be able to
PRESS STATEMENT ON INFECTED BLOOD COMPENSATION RESPONSE
Responding to the statement to the House of Commons today on Infected Blood Compensation by the Paymaster General
@JohnGlenUK
Jason Evans (Director of Factor 8) said: "We welcome the news today that Sir Robert Francis KC
Today (27 February), Factor 8 and the Information Commissionerβs Office (ICO) will face the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in court, after the body denied a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for details about infected blood compensation.
The
@cabinetofficeuk
must recognise the children who died from AIDS as a result of knowingly being given infected blood products.
No Mother should be denied seeing their son grow up.
@JohnGlenUK
Time is of the essence for victims of the infected blood scandal. Each day without redress adds to the enduring pain and uncertainty. Quick action is not just about compensation; it's about acknowledgment and the start of psychological healing
The Infected Blood Inquiry concluded: "the vast majority of people were not told about the risks of treatment, and that this was not merely something that went wrong in one or two haemophilia centres, but in centres across the entire United Kingdom"
#ContaminatedBlood
π΄π¨ URGENT:
#InfectedBloodInquiry
final report DELAYED until March 2024! Factor 8 demands immediate government action. The delay is understood but has heightened concerns & intensified calls for swift action amidst indications of substantial wrongdoings.
#JusticeNow
(1/10)
Compiling these videos is very distressing but the evidence needs to be seen. These families whose loved ones died of AIDS have been through enough.
We must recognise all victims of the infected blood scandal through interim payments and a full compensation scheme setup now. No
The Infected Blood Inquiry has exposed the shocking reality behind false government claims of providing the best possible treatment to infected blood scandal victims.
The full extent of the failings will be outlined in the Inquiry's final report this May.
Hello, welcome to the Cabinet Office. Due to a large volume of Infected Blood Scandal Deaths, you may experience a short delay in your call for Justice being answered.
Andy Burnham, in 2015, talking about the resistance of the civil service that he faced while Minister to addressing the Infected Blood Scandal.
#ContaminatedBlood
Two years ago today, Sir Robert Francis KC delivered his Infected Blood compensation framework study to the government.
We're still waiting for a government response.
Infected Blood Inquiry: "nearly a year after the Government had received the Compensation Framework Study from Sir Robert, a Small Ministerial Group met for the first time to discuss compensation. No good reason for this having taken so long has been made public.β
We are deeply concerned about the glaring omissions in the
@Conservatives
manifesto regarding infected blood compensation.
Despite mentioning previous commitments, the government has failed to publish the detailed heads of loss for compensation, ensure legal assistance, or
Members of Factor 8 delivered a letter to
@RishiSunak
at
@10DowningStreet
this afternoon, demanding a response to the Infected Blood Inquiry's recommendations for compensation. The letter comes ahead of the Prime Minister's appearance at the
@bloodinquiry
this Wednesday.
The delay in redress for infected blood victims goes beyond financial strain.
It's a continued psychological burden, a constant reminder of the injustice they've endured. Swift action is needed.
#ContaminatedBlood
A brutal and unforgivable travesty visited upon patients in a shocking breach of medical trust.
Government's unacceptable and unnecessary actions have stripped Infected Blood Scandal victims of their dignity.
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has been found to have breached section 10(1) of the Freedom of Information Act over Infected Blood FOI.
Extreme hurt in our community today after
@Jeremy_Hunt
wrongly tells
@HouseofCommons
that "families affected" have received interim compensation. In fact, two-thirds of bereaved families are excluded because their loved one died single.
@JohnGlenUK
β It has been 307 days since
@bloodinquiry
βs final recommendations on compensation were published.
β The Government still has not implemented them.
π€ Yet today the Chancellor accused me of not giving a fair representation of what the GovernmentΒ hasΒ doneΒ β¬ (1/2)
Factor 8 has this morning filed an official complaint with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), with a view to securing a ruling of maladministration from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman over Infected Blood compensation.
The Infected Blood Inquiry concluded: "It was unethical and wrong that people were not told that they were being tested for HIV or for hepatitis. The failure to tell them was a denial of their personal autonomy."
π 1980s - Gov't waited for enough haemophiliacs to pass from AIDS before acting. Today - they wait for survivors to perish before paying due compensation. Different decades, same chilling strategy. π
#Factor8
#JusticeDelayed
Rishi Sunak suffers first parliamentary defeat in infected blood vote
Tory MPs revolt in vote for an amendment to victims and prisoners bill to establish a compensatory body
NEW PODCAST w/
@cjmcgoogan
about her new book "The Poison Line" π»π·
@JasonEvansF8
talks to Cara about her revelatory Infected Blood Scandal investigation into the lengths taken by big pharma and government to conceal the truth.
Remembering Les Sparkes who died on this day in 1990. He had haemophilia and was infected with HIV & HCV through infected Factor Concentrate blood products. He passed away on 24th March 1990 aged 56.
Come Monday, The Infected Blood Inquiry lays bare the shocking truth. The villainous chapter of Factor VIII, the British government's egregious betrayal, sees the light. Truth for victims, at last.
#ContaminatedBlood
#ContaminatedBlood
Today:
@NickTorfaen
says final Infected Blood Compensation payments to begin by the end of the year. IBCA working on delivery systems.
@JohnGlenUK
pushes for regulations by 24th August deadline.
@NickTorfaen
agrees and says update due before summer recess.