Infected blood scandal: Farnham man criticises compensation speed
- The UK Government has admitted that victims of the infected blood scandal may die before receiving compensation, which it described as 'unsatisfactory' with only 106 payments made out of 677 claims initiated as of May 6.
- Sir Brian Langstaff criticized the government for slow compensation delivery, stating, 'people don’t have time on our side' during special hearings to examine the issue.
- Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds acknowledged the government's failure to victims, admitting, 'I know many people before me will have suffered unimaginably because of this scandal.
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'People will die before they get compensation from the Infected Blood Scandal'
Cressida Haughton (left) lost her father Derek and Deborah Dennis her husband Barrie after they were infected by blood plasma (Picture: Jeff Moore/PA Wire) A victim of the Infected Blood Scandal has accused the government of ‘playing a waiting game’ in paying compensation. Steve Nicholls, 58, from Surrey, is one of the about 122 infected schoolboys who went to Treloars, a school for disabled children in Hampshire. He was left with hepatitis A, B…
Infected blood victims 'will die before they get compensation', minister admits
Some victims of the infected blood scandal will die before they receive compensation and the current number of people who have received a payout is “unsatisfactory”, the Government has admitted.
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