Infected blood scandal 'not an accident' with 'catalogue of failures', public inquiry finds

The infected blood scandal was "not an accident" - and its failures lie with "successive governments, the NHS, and blood services", a public inquiry has found.
From the 1970s, 30,000 people were "knowingly" infected with either HIV or Hepatitis C because "those in authority did not put patient safety first", the inquiry's report said. Around 3,000 people died.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak offered a "wholehearted and unequivocal" apology to the victims of the infected blood scandal, saying it was a "day of shame for the British state".
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[@Phil5150Bower]

Government needs to be abolished over this and start again. Individuals responsible should be imprisoned over this.

[@markymark7803]

It was the NHS not just government

[@helensmith2411]

@@markymark7803it’s the news and governments job to represent they failed. Full information and transparency disinfect the filth

[@markymark7803]

@@helensmith2411 Nope, the NHS was also to blame and covered it up. Look at the report

[@helensmith2411]

@@markymark7803 50 years mark… come on mate…

[@WoW3765]

If no one is held responsible what is to stop this happening again, do we know for sure they arent doing similar now?

[@JeffEbe-te2xs]

Yet no one fired or jailed

[@brianlopez8855]

retired, dead or overseas...

[@oneoflokis]

They weren't really in France, either! (It's an international scandal.) Oh: apart from some of the doctors... No politicians.

[@martinheath5947]

Yet millions trusted government and rolled up their sleeves recently with no idea what they were actually getting. Let's see how long the quest for justice for the injured or dead is going to take

[@markeziproducer9452]

Nhs is a joke, and yet they’re asking for pay increase, I wish I could avoid contributing the part of my tax for it

[@oneoflokis]

It's not the junior doctors' fault!

[@fairydogmother2752]

Everyone involved needs their medical licences taken away, regardless of how acclaimed and successful they may be.

[@oneoflokis]

Yes: and some of them really DID infect people deliberately: just like mengele!

[@manichairdo9265]

Scandalous. Demonic. Justice must be served for every precious life taken. Compensation for every single victim is needed.

[@oneoflokis]

💯

[@Kellycreator]

I’m so glad these people have got justice. I’m just utterly speechless. 😢

[@barrymcguinness2087]

this shows this country for what it is and dont forget those affected by the COVID vaccine may god bless each and every one affected both living and dead ... A country to be proud of ? I dont think so shame on this country.

[@simonmorgan225]

They literally made it illegal to go outside!

[@Missmewithurpatriotism]

Why now? After decades? How and why has it taken this long and again why now?

[@oneoflokis]

This has been rumbling on for years.. 2 Conservative governments and 2 Labour kicked it into the long grass..

[@kevlacy5306]

Its always profit before people. And like always no one will go to prison.

[@coldbreeze6344]

We are still beeing lied to now look at the state of our country

[@chrisherd7807]

Name the liars, name the doctors, name the criminals!!!! Come on Sky, do your job!!!!

[@Warhead-haggis]

My thoughts are with those who were made to suffer this outrage.

[@Zzt348]

Disgusted, if only they had been honest my dad could of still been here.

[@idk-cm9lt]

We have an illusion, that all doctors are ' good '. And the govern-ment is meant to help. Also research Tuskegee Experiment in th US. Alot of people in authoritative positions are 'self serving' , not 'sevice to others', and 'power over others'. my heart goes out to all these courageous ,strong people who have treated so ....I struggle to find a fitting word. In the past, I thought that 'evil' just was not a real thing. Then someone explained a new idea - 'evil' is ' live' backwords. Had never occurred to me til that moment. Some people just sem to be against ' live' or life. Some people find joy in creating and building sandcastles, and a few appear to enjoy knocking them down and destroying. Love and light to all involved.

[@longdongsilver1255]

This also happened in the states during the 80s

[@oneoflokis]

Wow. I heard it wss in UK, France and Italy. (& I think Japan.) Did the US companies pay big damages? Was there a class action suit?

[@privateperson2]

Vile cover up after cover up. Rotten to the core 😢

[@oneoflokis]

💯

[@supersaiyan7588]

This is so sad.

[@georginacat7667]

I cant listen to the whistle in his voice

[@scottiewill2]

Ken Clarke, lot to answer for.

[@jasonlaycock9806]

It’s difficult for the normal person to understand how this could happen the people who did it and the people who let it happen are psychopaths a different breed of human being to me and the normal man and woman in the street I feel ashamed to be Human.

[@oneoflokis]

💯

[@James-miller]

If it’s deemed not accidental is someone being charged or is this all for nothing other than a headline and political gain

[@user-uz4fl8ds6h]

None will try to do right! Right doesn't keep power.

[@thenpheler1]

This was outright murder !!!

[@abgzulkifli]

My goodness, move faster

[@Enceladus007]

The US should pay compensation

[@Aisatsana1971]

Hard for a scandal to happen in the UK? Hahahaha

[@LondonSingh24]

Resign rishi

[@jraja2901]

Rishi must be prosecuted for this heinous act.

[@johnmuthan286]

Next, let's do the same for the COVID vaccine

[@brianlopez8855]

break out the candles and the trendy vicar I guess...

[@kraken125]

God save the King

[@Cherrytune386]

Oh yes the irrelevant out of date RF.

[@Shaolin91z]

Thanks Lord for your salvation Thanks Lord for your peace Thanks Lord for bible study class Psalm 125 Jesus is Lord