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:
Terrifying moment motherHow the geomagnetic storm that hit Earth last week could unleash wave of hurricanesEPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: The King is not shy of hitting Prince Andrew where it hurtsTexas man accused of killing New Mexico women and kidnapping an infant faces federal charge4 people die in Croatia when car carrying migrants hits a wall as driver attempts to flee policeDeliveroo transports food to customers in west London on penny farthing bicycle from 1880sFarewell to British hero James Kirby: Military veteranWestwood, Kahlina guide Charlotte to 17 postal workers charged with mail theft from Rhode Island distribution hubAs Zambia schools take on climate change, one teen is spreading the word in sign language
3.5423s , 6501.9140625 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Inquiry slams UK authorities for failures that killed thousands in infected blood scandal ,Planet Pages news portal