What is the infected blood scandal? Who was affected, how much compensation will they get...
and could YOU unknowingly be at risk? Your questions answered ahead of milestone report An estimated 710 victims have died since inquiry hearings began in 2018 READ MORE: Infected blood scandal victims say they're 'emotional and nervous' By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 06:19 EDT, 20 May 2024 | Updated: 07:28 EDT, 20 May 2024 e-mail 13 shares 3 View comments The Infected Blood Inquiry will today conclude after decades of tireless work by campaigners. Rishi Sunak is widely expected to issue an apology for failings that have claimed more than 3,000 lives and continue to wreck countless others. The far-reaching inquiry, announced in 2017, will determine where responsibility lies with the scandal, amid allegations of a decades long cover-up by the NHS .
It is also expected to recommend compensation for victims, and attempt to conclude how many people have been affected both directly and indirectly. Here, MailOnline explains everything you need to know about the scandal, ahead of the report's publication. Pictured: Portraits of people who have died or been affected by the infected blood scandal are put up as campaigners met in Parliament Square in London on May 19 Demonstrators pictured holding placards in London in July 2023 What is the infected blood scandal? More than 30,000 people in the UK are thought to have been infected with HIV and hepatitis C at the hand.