LONDON (AP) — British authorities and the country’s public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and blood products, and hid the truth about the disaster for decades, an inquiry into the U.K.’s infected blood scandal found Monday.
An estimated 3,000 people in the United Kingdom are believed to have died and many others were left with lifelong illnesses after receiving blood or blood products tainted with HIV or hepatitis in the 1970s to the early 1990s.
The scandal is widely seen as the deadliest disaster in the history of Britain’s state-run National Health Service since its inception in 1948.
Former judge Brian Langstaff, who chaired the inquiry, slammed successive governments and medical professionals for “a catalogue of failures” and refusal to admit responsibility to save face and expense. He found that deliberate attempts were made to conceal the scandal, and there was evidence of government officials destroying documents.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
Woman's rare disease causes 20The Elle Woods effect: Good looking lawyers have more success in court, study findsAldi is offering customers FREE beauty products before they even hit shelvesI lifted 200kg weights two days before giving birthMcDonald's is dishing out Chicken McNuggets at a discounted priceNHS waiting lists fall for fifth month in a row as Rishi Sunak says 'our plan is working'The View host Sara Haines REFUSES to say OJ Simpson's name in the wake of his deathMcDonald's is dishing out Chicken McNuggets at a discounted priceJessi Campbell: Little girl's brave battle after being born with 1kg cyst on her armFrom House Sparrows to Blue Tits: The stunning birds spotted the most often in UK gardens
2.5968s , 6499.3125 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Inquiry slams UK authorities for failures that killed thousands in infected blood scandal ,Stellar Stories news portal