Jeremy Hunt urged to honour pledge on infected blood compensation payouts
18-05-2024 20:00 via theguardian.com

Jeremy Hunt urged to honour pledge on infected blood compensation payouts

As the inquiry publishes it final report, the chancellor is under pressure to find £10bn to put right a longstanding injustice The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, will come under pressure to stay true to his word and sign off on immediate compensation payments totalling up to £10bn to victims of the contaminated blood scandal when the long-awaited final report on the affair is published on Monday.The scandal is described as the worst treatment disaster in NHS history, with more than 3,000 p
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