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The UK’s leading #ContaminatedBlood scandal campaign organisation. Infected Blood Inquiry Core Participant.
United Kingdom
Joined February 2016
John Beddow, died on 29th December 2008 aged 52 from HIV & Hep C, due to infected blood products.
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Angus Stewart, died on 28th December 2013 aged 47, due to infected blood products.
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Abbey Rushby, died 21st December 1990 aged 4 Months from HIV/AIDS. Her father was infected via infected blood products and, resultingly, so too was her mother.
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Nicholas Calder, died on 20th December 1999 aged 25 from HIV & Hep C, due to infected blood products.
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Today, the government made two written statements on Infected Blood. One on compensation and the other on its response to @bloodinquiry . There is also an associated paper which sets out the Inquiry response in more detail. Compensation Statement:
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David Bailey, died on 17th December 2013 aged 68 from Hepatitis C, due to infected blood products.
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John Woods died on 16th December 2020 aged 63 from HCV, due to infected blood products.
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Factor 8 runs a private facebook group for those infected with Hepatitis / HIV through Factor products. You can join here:
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RT @IBCA_UK: IBCA Chair Sir Robert Francis has written to Sir Brian Langstaff, Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry, describing: . 🟢 The wo….
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RT @bloodinquiry: The Inquiry has published a letter about compensation. To read the letter, see here:
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David Joseph Gill, died on 6th December 1998 from Hepatitis C and HIV aged 55, due to infected blood products.
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Julian Miller, died on 6th December 1991 aged 29 from HIV, due to infected blood products.
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Sky News covered Factor 8's day of action in Westminster, calling for infected blood compensation. One year ago today.
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David Williams, died on 5th December 1995 aged 52 from HIV/AIDS & Hepatitis C, due to infected blood products.
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Factor 8 took to the streets of Westminster demanding action on infected blood compensation. We visited multiple government departments, delivering letters and photos of loved ones lost and we delivered letters and petitions to No 10 & No 11 Downing Street. One year ago today.
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Parliament voted in favour of infected blood compensation. One year ago today.
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Factor 8 runs a private facebook group for those infected with Hepatitis / HIV through Factor products. You can join here:
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More than 50 years ago, a scandal within a scandal was being formed. "The reasons for an intense focus on research are not difficult to understand. Dr Rosemary Biggs, a central figure in haemophilia care at the time, observed in December 1970 that “the collection of 49
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Thinking of all those infected with HIV as a result of the Infected Blood Scandal on this World AIDS Day. Thank you to @THTorguk for their current work to reduce and eliminate new cases of HIV.
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