FIGHT FOR TRUTH 'Seismic' moment as infected blood scandal victims set for £10billion compo
Almost 3,000 people have died and as many as 30,000 are estimated to have been infected due to failings in the 1970s and 1980s. Blood transfusions and products like plasma were not properly screened and transmitted incurable diseases to NHS patients – often children – who were being treated for bleeding disorders like haemophilia.