Inquiry slams UK authorities for failures that killed thousands in infected blood scandal
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
Why US Catholics are planning pilgrimages in communities across the nation
A long-planned series of Catholic pilgrimages has begun across the United States this weekend, with2024-05-21Britain's 'drone superhighway' will be completed this SUMMER: 165
While a drone superhighway might sound better suited to a science-fiction blockbuster than the Midla2024-05-21Forget what you saw in Sex and the City! Most singletons are actually introverts, study finds
It's often regarded as the ultimate depiction of single life.But a new study suggests that Sex and t2024-05-21London restaurant transforms into Charlie and the Chocolate factory
The disastrous Willy Wonka experience in Glasgow made national headlines, and became subject to true2024-05-21Mystery artist who erected signs comparing pothole
A defiant resident infuriated by the potholes in their road has taken revenge on the council by erec2024-05-21Airplane passenger sparks furious debate about PETS flying in
An airplane passenger has sparked a furious debate about whether pets should be allowed to fly in-ca2024-05-21
atest comment