Tens of thousands of people in the UK were infected with HIV and/or hepatitis C after being given contaminated blood between the 1970s and early 1990s. Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters The infected blood scandal, which is often regarded as the largest treatment disaster in NHS history, is currently being looked at under a public enquiry with its findings due to be published. During a period of time between the 1970s and the 1990s, tens of thousands of people in the UK were given contaminated blood infected with HIV and hepatitis C.
Thousands tragically died as a result, and many others have been left with lifelong health complications. The Infected Blood Enquiry, which is due to publish its findings today, May 20, will examine why men, women and children in the UK were given these products and the impact left on their families. Here's everything you need to know about the infected blood scandal, and the impact left on its victims.
From 1970 until 1991 in the UK, an estimated 30,000 people were given blood infected with hepatitis C or HIV. More than 3,000 people have died as a result of this, according to the Hepatitis C Trust . It's thought that the majority of these people - 26,800 - received the infected blood via a transfusion, which often follow childbirth complications, accidents, or a.