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Letter to minister sets out key compensation concerns
The Haemophilia Society has written to Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, the minister with responsibility for implementing…Read more
‘Frustrating’ meeting with minister on compensation
Today the Haemophilia Society was one of 30 groups invited to meet Cabinet Office minister,…Read more
Minister to meet campaign groups
Campaign groups, including the Haemophilia Society, have been invited to a meeting on 11 December…Read more
Support groups write to Infected Blood Inquiry chair over compensation concerns
Five campaign and support groups, including the Haemophilia Society, have written to Sir Brian Langstaff,…Read more
IBCA event in Antrim, Northern Ireland – Monday 9 December 2024
The Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) are holding a community event on Monday 9 December…Read more
Estates’ interim compensation update
We have been made aware of guidance from the Cabinet Office which is likely to…Read more
Compensation update from our Big Get-Together annual conference
David Foley, interim Chief Executive of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) came to our…Read more
A guide to probate and Letters of Administration
EDIT: 27 November 24. The documents required for applying for interim compensation on behalf of…Read more
Webinar on compensation for estates/bereaved families
We are holding a webinar at 6pm on Wednesday, 6 November for bereaved families who…Read more
Head of compensation authority to attend our annual conference
David Foley, Interim Chief Executive of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA), will be available…Read more
Meeting with new IBCA personnel
We were pleased to have the chance to meet the six new non-executive directors of…Read more
Registration opens for interim compensation for estates
Registration has opened for an interim payment of £100,000 for bereaved families who have so…Read more
Minister urged to address compensation concerns
The Haemophilia Society has told the government that it needs to engage with the contaminated…Read more
Update on our meeting with compensation authority
The leaders of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) have acknowledged that the current ‘radio…Read more
IBCA meeting to discuss compensation concerns
We will be meeting representatives from the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) on 1 October…Read more
Chelsea Flower Show project to highlight contaminated blood scandal
Amanda Patton, a landscape designer whose brother died after being treated with contaminated blood products,…Read more
Government lays Detailed Regulations on Core Route of Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
This morning the government laid the statutory instrument that includes the details of how compensation…Read more
Government publishes updated compensation proposals
The government have this morning published an update on the compensation scheme and interim compensation…Read more
Government to Announce Final Plans for Contaminated Blood Compensation
The Haemophilia Society this afternoon met with Paymaster General Nick Thomas-Symonds and Cabinet Office staff…Read more
Compensations Proposals Reconsidered following Consultation Process
This morning the interim chair of IBCA, the Infected Blood Compensation Authority put out a…Read more
Compensation details still being considered, says new minister
The government has updated MPs about progress towards a confirmed compensation scheme and its response…Read more
Survey and feedback submitted to compensation authority
We have submitted a range of your views on the government’s proposed compensation scheme to…Read more
Meeting with Infected Blood Compensation Authority
The Haemophilia Society and other support groups have had a meeting with representatives of the…Read more
Meeting about compensation scheme announced
We want to let you know that the Haemophilia Society, along with other campaign groups,…Read more
Summary of compensation webinar
Thank you to everyone who attended our webinar on 29 May. We do not record…Read more
Compensation – what do we know so far?
It’s been a busy, emotional and exhausting period for our community since the publication of…Read more
Will a general election affect compensation payments?
Today’s announcement by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that a general election will take place on…Read more
Compensation figures unveiled
The government has set out how much compensation people infected and affected by the contaminated…Read more
Statement to our members about the Infected Blood Inquiry’s findings
Our Chief Executive, Kate Burt, and the Board of Trustees have written to every member…Read more
Infected Blood Inquiry finds multiple failures
The Infected Blood Inquiry’s final report vindicates the long-held beliefs of survivors of the contaminated…Read more
Positive meeting with Infected Blood Inquiry minister
Today representatives from the Haemophilia Society met with John Glen MP, the minister with responsibility…Read more
Timetable for compensation scheme accepted by government
The government has accepted a three-month time frame for setting up a compensation scheme and…Read more
Compensation updates
We want to bring you up to date with a few developments relating to compensation,…Read more
Webinars and inquiry support
We are hosting two events to support people attending the publication of the Infected Blood…Read more
Government sets out plans for compensation scheme
The government has announced it is ‘absolutely committed’ to paying compensation to people infected and…Read more
Statement on meetings with John Glen, the minister with responsibility for the Infected Blood Inquiry
Last month, Penny Mordaunt, Leader of the House, told MPs that John Glen, the minister…Read more
Compensation: A year of government inaction
One year ago today, the Infected Blood Inquiry released its Second Interim Report which called…Read more
Letter raises concerns over minister’s ‘tour’
The chairs of three haemophilia societies have told the minister with responsibility for the Infected…Read more
Mass lobby wins support for compensation
A mass lobby in Parliament calling on the government to pay compensation now to people…Read more
Great turnout expected for mass lobby of MPs
We’re expecting a strong turnout for the mass lobby of MPs which takes place on…Read more
Statement on government’s appointment of Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery as compensation adviser
Today the government has announced the appointment of Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery to lead an…Read more
Join mass lobby for compensation action
A mass lobby of Parliament will take place on Wednesday 28 February to demand that…Read more
MPs to keep up pressure on Government for compensation now
MPs were very supportive of the campaign for compensation and redress for people infected and…Read more
Minister urged to speed up compensation work
The chairs of the Haemophilia Society (THS) and Haemophilia Scotland have urged the minister with…Read more
Inquiry report delayed to May 2024
Sir Brian Langstaff, chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry, has apologised for delaying the publication…Read more
New interest in contaminated blood drama
The writer of a television drama about contaminated blood has received fresh interest from production…Read more
Infected Blood Inquiry 2024 update
This year will finally see the conclusion of the Infected Blood Inquiry and, we all…Read more
Government accused of ‘playing for time’ on compensation
The government was criticised for failing to make progress on a compensation scheme for people…Read more
MPs force government action on compensation
MPs from all political parties joined forces to compel the government to set up a…Read more
Labour backs compensation campaign
The Labour Party has officially backed a move which could force the government to set…Read more
MPs try to get contaminated blood compensation into law
A group of MPs, led by Dame Diana Johnson, is trying to get key recommendations of the…Read more
‘Only reasonable’ to delay compensation, says minister
The new Paymaster General, John Glen MP, has claimed it is ‘only reasonable’ that the…Read more
Join us to mark World AIDS Day
To mark World AIDS Day on 1 December 2023, we’re holding an event to remember…Read more
New Infected Blood Inquiry minister
A new government minister with responsibility for the Infected Blood Inquiry has been appointed –…Read more
PM urged to abandon ‘untenable’ compensation delay
The chairs of three UK national haemophilia charities have written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak…Read more
Inquiry delay must not stop compensation
A statement from Clive Smith, Chair of the Haemophilia Society: The Infected Blood Inquiry’s decision…Read more
PM: No decision on compensation yet
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak caused huge disappointment when he told the Infected Blood Inquiry that…Read more
Protest against PM’s compensation delays
*This has been edited. Protest start time is now noon, earlier than originally planned due…Read more
PM urged to act on compensation
We, along with some of the UK’s leading campaign groups, have written to Prime Minister…Read more
Prime Minister called to inquiry
Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, and Jeremy Hunt, the Chancellor, have been called to give…Read more
Inquiry to re-open hearings in July
The Infected Blood Inquiry will reopen hearings in July to get new evidence from government…Read more
Compensation response ‘not good enough’
The government ‘has not made a final decision’ on compensation but wants a ‘fair and…Read more
Remembering Nick Sainsbury
We were very sorry to hear of the recent death of Nick Sainsbury, who was…Read more
Get your MP to attend compensation debate!
MPs will demand that the government sets out when and how it will pay compensation…Read more
MPs ask inquiry to quiz ministers again
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood (APPG) will write to Sir Brian…Read more
Government delay on compensation ‘unacceptable’
The government is not ready to tell people infected and affected by the contaminated blood…Read more
Compensation scheme should ‘begin this year’
Sir Brian Langstaff, chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry, has told the government that a…Read more
Read a summary from this week at the inquiry
This week marked the end of hearings at the Infected Blood Inquiry, although its work…Read more
Infected Blood Inquiry hearings end
The Infected Blood Inquiry ends this week, marking another massive milestone in the long road…Read more
Read a summary from this week at the inquiry
This penultimate week of the Infected Blood Inquiry has been spent listening to closing statements…Read more
Read a summary from this week at the inquiry
This was the first week of the final stage of the Infected Blood Inquiry when…Read more
Government accepts ‘moral case’ for compensation
The government has accepted the moral case for compensation but still has ‘significant work to…Read more
Key document handed to inquiry
Tomorrow we will be submitting a key document to the Infected Blood Inquiry which focuses…Read more
Minister urged to reveal compensation plans
The Haemophilia Society (THS) has criticised the government for a ‘lack of transparency’ which could…Read more
Wales introduces child support payments
Children of people infected as a result of treatment with contaminated blood and blood products…Read more
World AIDS Day
Today is World AIDS Day and we remember all those in our community who were…Read more
Government breaks pledge on compensation plans
The government will not reveal its plans for full compensation for those infected and affected…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This was the last week of oral evidence at the Infected Blood Inquiry. A total…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This week at the Infected Blood Inquiry, evidence has come from experts giving a range…Read more
Involve your MP in the fight for compensation
The Infected Blood Inquiry and compensation will be discussed in Parliament on 24 November 2022…Read more
Remembering those who died
More than 130 people came together to attend the Annual Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance…Read more
Preparing for interim compensation
Interim compensation should be paid across the UK later this week, and while this is…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s evidence
This week at the Infected Blood Inquiry there were two days of evidence from Professor…Read more
Final inquiry hearings look to future
The last witnesses to give oral evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry have been announced…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s evidence
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry heard from brave parents of sons infected with HIV…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s evidence
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry brought together panels of the infected and affected to…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry has continued to look at government decision-making in relation…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry has heard evidence mainly about missing documents and government’s…Read more
PM urged to reveal compensation plans
The Haemophilia Society has written to new Prime Minister Liz Truss asking her to publish…Read more
Interim compensation of £100,000 to be paid
The government will pay interim compensation of £100,000 to anyone registered on a UK infected…Read more
Infected Blood Inquiry interim report recommends interim compensation
The Infected Blood Inquiry has this afternoon published an Interim Report from the chair Sir Brian…Read more
Statement on Interim Compensation Payments
Today we publish the Haemophilia Society’s (THS) submission to Sir Brian Langstaff, Chair of the…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry has covered topics including the setting up of financial…Read more
Interim compensation considered by inquiry
Sir Brian Langstaff, chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry, has given a strong indication that…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry has been dominated by discussions on compensation, the inner…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This week there have been four days of evidence at the Infected Blood Inquiry, beginning…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry has heard evidence from key Conservative politicians in power…Read more
Government urged to act on compensation plan
We’ve written to Michael Ellis MP, the minister responsible for the Infected Blood Inquiry, to…Read more
Inquiry recommendations – our survey published
Earlier this year we asked you, our members, what key issues should be included in…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry has looked at issues including HIV litigation, how the…Read more
Independent compensation study published
There is a ‘strong moral case’ for the government to pay compensation to those infected…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s evidence
This week at the Infected Blood Inquiry there has been evidence about new variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s evidence
This week at the Infected Blood Inquiry there was evidence from two doctors who worked…Read more
Former PM John Major among top politicians to give evidence to the inquiry
A host of top politicians and government advisers from the last three decades will give…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s evidence
This week at the Infected Blood Inquiry there was evidence from two witnesses over four…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s evidence
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry has looked at the issue of self-sufficiency and the…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s evidence
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry has turned to the issue of the manufacture of…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s evidence
This week there have been three days of evidence at the Infected Blood Inquiry, covering…Read more
Blood scandal inspires TV drama
A Midlands actor whose brother was infected as a result of the contaminated bloodscandal is…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry has looked at guidelines for improving the safety of…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s evidence
This week at the Infected Blood Inquiry there were two presentations on regional blood transfusion…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This week at the Infected Blood Inquiry there were three days of evidence from clinicians…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This week at the Infected Blood Inquiry there were four days of evidence from three…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry Inquiry heard three days of evidence about blood services…Read more
Tribute to Peter Mossman
We were very sad to learn of the death of Peter Mossman, a long-standing campaigner…Read more
The Haemophilia Society’s compensation submission
We have submitted our views on the complex issue of compensation for those infected and…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This week the inquiry heard 5 days of evidence from 4 experts in the blood…Read more
Compensation survey – the results
The results of our survey on compensation for those infected and affected by contaminated blood…Read more
Step closer to enhanced hepatitis C payments in Northern Ireland
Health minister Robin Swann has set out the next steps in levelling up hepatitis stage…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s evidence
This week the inquiry heard 4 days of evidence from experts in blood transfusion services….Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This week at the Infected Blood Inquiry, there were presentations about the organisation and history…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry heard a presentation of the knowledge of risk of…Read more
Opportunity to take part in our survey on the Compensation Framework Study
If you or any members of your family has been affected by contaminated blood, we…Read more
Process For the Compensation Framework Study outlined
Sir Robert Francis QC has set out the process for the consultation into the Compensation…Read more
Compensation Review Meeting
All Welcome Join us on Wednesday 13 October 2021 from 6pm – 7.30pm to discuss…Read more
Terms of reference published
The new minister in charge of the Infected Blood Inquiry, Michael Ellis MP – Paymaster…Read more
Scope of compensation review – the Haemophilia Society’s response
After consultation with its members, The Haemophilia Society has submitted its views on what the…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This week Lord (Kenneth) Clarke, former health secretary, gave three days of evidence to the…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry has turned to a former civil servant and politician…Read more
We want your views on scope of contaminated blood compensation review
We want to hear from those infected and affected by the contaminated blood scandal about…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry has investigated the Lord Mayor of Treloar’s College in…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This week at the Infected Blood Inquiry there have been two days of evidence about…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry has heard evidence from prominent campaigners. The witnesses were…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This week there have been three days of evidence about The Haemophilia Society plus a…Read more
Compensation will be paid – if the inquiry recommends it
Compensation will be paid to victims of the contaminated blood scandal and their families if…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
The Infected Blood Inquiry looked at the UK’s infected blood support schemes this week, calling…Read more
Government appoints barrister to lead review of compensation framework
Sir Robert Francis QC has been appointed to look at options for a compensation framework…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry hearings
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry has heard three days of evidence about Belfast Haemophilia…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry hearings
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry has been looking the Skipton Fund and the Caxton…Read more
‘Breakthrough’ compensation framework announced for contaminated blood victims
Penny Mordaunt MP, minister responsible for the Infected Blood Inquiry, has announced the government will…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry hearings
This week at the Infected Blood Inquiry there have been four days of evidence from…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry hearings
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry has heard evidence from Jan Barlow, Macfarlane Trust (MFT)…Read more
Widows in Northern Ireland to get payment uplift
Widows and bereaved partners in Northern Ireland are to receive annual payments following a review…Read more
Trusts and schemes examined by inquiry
The Infected Blood Inquiry has started to scrutinise the trusts and schemes set up to…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry hearings
The Infected Blood Inquiry has started its four-week investigation of the trusts and schemes set…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry hearings
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry has heard evidence from David Watters, former general secretary…Read more
A statement on David Watters’ evidence at the Infected Blood Inquiry
This week, David Watters, former general secretary of The Haemophilia Society from 1981 – 1994,…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry hearings
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry heard a presentation about Kevin Slater, pictured above holding…Read more
Chancellor urged to ease hardship of contaminated blood victims
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has been urged to make more money available to “level up”…Read more
Inquiry minister urged to tackle “life-changing” issues
Exactly a year after her predecessor met with campaigners, Penny Mordaunt MP has been urged…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry hearings
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry has heard evidence from its panel of five experts…Read more
Medical ethics examined by inquiry
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry has heard evidence from its panel of medical ethics…Read more
Statement from Kate Burt, CEO, The Haemophilia Society
On 18 December 2020 The Haemophilia Society received a Subject Access Request covering the period 1 January…Read more
Read a summary of last week’s inquiry hearings
The Infected Blood Inquiry heard evidence from Dr David Bevan, Dr Janet Shirley and Prof…Read more
Read a summary of last week’s inquiry hearings
Read a summary of evidence given to the Infected Blood Inquiry from 7-11 December 2020….Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry hearings
This week Professor Christopher Ludlam, director of Edinburgh Haemophilia Centre 1980-2011, has given evidence to…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry hearings
The inquiry has this week heard evidence from Dr Saad Al-Ismail of Swansea Haemophilia Centre,…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry hearings
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry heard evidence from Professor Eric Preston, former director of…Read more
Inquiry hearings to continue through lockdown
The Infected Blood Inquiry will continue its hearings during lockdown because its work is “too…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This week the Infected Blood Inquiry heard evidence about Birmingham haemophilia centres and Bradford Haemophilia…Read more
Scottish Government in talks about UK support payments – but no meeting with Minister
Our colleagues at Haemophilia Scotland have received the following update from Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister…Read more
Read a summary of this week’s inquiry evidence
This week, the Infected Blood Inquiry has heard evidence from Professor Christine Lee and Professor…Read more
Read a summary of last week’s inquiry hearings
The Infected Blood Inquiry heard evidence from Dr Brian Colvin, director of the Royal London’s…Read more
Search for “common approach” to UK support payments continues
The Welsh Government has written to The Haemophilia Society in response to concerns raised about…Read more
Read this week’s inquiry summary
The Infected Blood Inquiry heard evidence this week from Dr Mark Winter, former director of…Read more
Welsh Government urged to increase support payments
The Haemophilia Society has challenged the Welsh Government over why victims of the contaminated blood…Read more
Watch ‘Contaminated blood: to the inquiry and beyond’
The second part of our Bleeding Matters Live! series is now available to watch. The…Read more
Watch ‘Contaminated blood: a global perspective’
The first webinar in our Bleeding Matters Live! series is now available to watch. The…Read more
Welcome to our new live webinar events
We’re launching a new series of webinars that looks at issues affecting people with a…Read more
New counselling service for people living with HIV through contaminated blood
A new counselling service is on offer to former beneficiaries of the Macfarlane Trust (MFT)….Read more
Minister told: don’t delay fair support payments again
Northern Ireland’s Health Minister has brought the issue of infected blood support payments ‘back to…Read more
New inquiry minister ‘actively seeking’ way forward
Penny Mordaunt, the minister responsible for the Infected Blood Inquiry, has written to The Haemophilia…Read more
New Infected Blood Inquiry minister urged to take action
The Haemophilia Society has told the new minister with responsibility for the Infected Blood Inquiry…Read more
EIBSS make application for counselling easier
Following feedback from beneficiaries, EIBSS have made the process to apply for counselling easier. Details…Read more
NI Health Minister announces additional Infected Blood Payments
This press release has just been published following a meeting today with campaigners including The…Read more
Inquiry hearings delayed due to coronavirus
The Infected Blood Inquiry has pushed back the start of its next public hearings to…Read more
Coronavirus outbreak in the UK
Many of you are understandably concerned about the spread of coronavirus. There is no evidence…Read more
Minister urged to act now on mental health support
Today, The Haemophilia Society urged the Government to tackle the “life-threatening” lack of psychological support…Read more
'We need proper psychological support to help us deal with this'
Martin was 19 when he was told that blood products to treat his severe haemophilia…Read more
The Haemophilia Society waives legal privilege on documents
To date The Haemophilia Society has identified approximately 30,000 archive documents, going back to 1949,…Read more
Weekly update
A summary of expert and intermediary evidence at the Infected Blood Inquiry from 24 to…Read more
Lack of specialist mental health support is putting lives at risk, warns The Haemophilia Society
Lack of long-term specialist psychological support for victims of the contaminated blood scandal is putting…Read more
Peerage nomination for Kenneth Clarke should be put on hold, says The Haemophilia Society
Liz Carroll, CEO of The Haemophilia Society, has written to the House of Lords Appointments…Read more
The Society criticises "outrageous" attempt to withhold money from contaminated blood victims
The Department of Health in Northern Ireland is “insulting” those infected as a result of…Read more
Extra £1million for contaminated blood victims in Northern Ireland
Victims of the contaminated blood scandal in Northern Ireland who receive thousands of pounds less…Read more
New psychological support service for Wales
A new specialist psychological support service for people infected by contaminated blood and their families…Read more
Letter from the Prime Minister (23/10/19)
The PM, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP has today (23/10/19), responded to recent communications from…Read more
Invite to Feedback on Support Schemes
We would like to gather your thoughts and opinions on the current support schemes in…Read more
Public Inquiry: “Nothing will be held back” says Minister
The Infected Blood Inquiry is a “priority” for the new Government, despite being left out…Read more
Invitation to engage with Health Minister Jackie Doyle-Price
We, along with several other members of the contaminated blood community have been invited to…Read more
Updates on The Inquiry team
The Inquiry has just issued its first newsletter you can read it here https://www.infectedbloodinquiry.org.uk/sites/default/files/IBI-Newsletter-Dec.pdf The Inquiry team…Read more
Northern Ireland officials urged to use earmarked funds for contaminated blood victims
The Haemophilia Society has written to three of the most senior civil servants in Northern…Read more
Health Secretary asked to explain his party’s manifesto snub of victims of the contaminated blood scandal
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been asked by The Haemophilia Society to explain his party’s…Read more
Weekly update
A summary of this week’s Inquiry hearings can be found here.Response from Oliver Dowden MP
Campaigners, including The Haemophilia Society, have received a reply from Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden…Read more
Weekly update
A summary of this week’s Inquiry hearings can be found hereStatement from signatories to letter to PM
Letter to the PM from campaigners – 16 October 2019 The signatories to the 16…Read more
Weekly update
A summary of this week’s Inquiry hearings can be found herePublic Inquiry Newsletter – August
Welcome to the August edition of our Public Inquiry Newsletter. The Newsletter will keep you updated with events…Read more
Letter to Bill Wright and campaigners regarding payment schemes
Below is an update from the outgoing Prime Minister on the progress of discussions between…Read more
Post hearings meet up
After the first day of the Inquiry hearings in Edinburgh on Tuesday 2 July The…Read more
Weekly update
A summary of this week’s Inquiry hearings can be found hereWeekly update
A summary of this week’s Inquiry hearings can be found here.Weekly update
A summary of this week’s Inquiry hearings can be found here.Weekly update
A summary of this week’s Inquiry hearings can be found here.The Haemophilia Society’s response to today’s call for full compensation for contaminated blood victims
The Haemophilia Society today welcomes a call from the leaders of the main UK political…Read more
Weekly update
A summary of this week’s Inquiry hearings can be found here.Contaminated blood support scheme: PM must act
Prime Minister Theresa May has been urged to intervene to improve the financial support system…Read more
Weekly update
A summary of this week’s Inquiry hearings can be found here.Weekly update
A summary of this week’s Inquiry hearings can be found here.A tribute to our community
Today, on the eve of the Inquiry’s first witness hearings, our thoughts are with all…Read more
Summary of media articles over the last 24 hours
Sunday Media Coverage on BBC news at 10. When this is available we will post…Read more
Public Inquiry Newsletter – April
Welcome to the April edition of our Public Inquiry Newsletter. The Newsletter will keep you updated with events…Read more
Join us at our pre-Inquiry social event
We know many of you will be travelling to London to be present at the…Read more
Liz Carroll on BBC Radio 4
The Haemophilia Society’s CEO Liz Carroll was on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme at 6.50am…Read more
PM’s contaminated blood pledge: ‘Your voices will be listened to’
Prime Minister Theresa May has told The Haemophilia Society that the Government will listen to…Read more
New legal team: ‘First, we listen’
Peter Jones, who will be leading the Haemophilia Society’s legal team at the Infected Blood…Read more
The Haemophilia Society’s response to letter from Cabinet Office Minister, David Lidington
In January, Clive Smith, chair of the board of trustees, wrote to Cabinet Office Minister…Read more
The Haemophilia Society appoint new legal representation
The Haemophilia Society has ended its association with Malcomson Law UK Ltd, meaning the firm…Read more
Inquiry documents row: NHS England must explain
The Society would like to add its thanks to Jason Evans of the Factor 8…Read more
Newsletter – February
The Society Appoints new legal team The Haemophilia Society has ended its association with Malcomson…Read more
Thousands of documents submitted to Infected Blood Inquiry
The Haemophilia Society has submitted approximately 30,000 scanned documents to the Infected Blood Inquiry, in…Read more
The Haemophilia Society urges Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington to boost funding to the Infected Blood Inquiry or risk failing the scandal’s victims
The Haemophilia Society urges Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington to boost funding to the Infected…Read more
Newsletter 5 – 4 January
Invite to Feedback on Support Schemes We would like to gather your thoughts and opinions…Read more
The Haemophilia Society responds to Sir Brian Langstaff, Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry
Today Sir Brian Langstaff has published documents which refer to The Haemophilia Society and Malcomson…Read more
Make a date – 25 November – Public Inquiry Road-show in Leeds
The Society is holding a meeting on Sunday 25 November in Leeds city centre where…Read more
Society welcomes Chair of the Infected Blood Public Inquiry’s call for ‘decisive action’
The Haemophilia Society have welcomed the publications of the letter from the Chair of the…Read more
Confidential support service extended
The Inquiry Team have announced they re extending the confidential support service offered by the…Read more
Some advice if you are having problems obtaining medical records
Many members have told us they are having difficulties in obtaining their medical records. The…Read more
Leeds Roadshow – update
The venue for The Haemophilia Society’s Roadshow in Leeds on Sunday, 25 November, has been…Read more
The Haemophilia Society asks PM for action
Following the opening three days of the Infected Blood Public Inquiry, The Haemophilia Society has…Read more
Society Chief Executive writes in the Times
After more than three decades we have, at last, a full public inquiry into the…Read more
Hep C Coalition Statement on Public Inquiry
he Hepatitis C Coalition welcomes the opening of this long-awaited inquiry into the infected blood…Read more
Watch the opening commemoration of the Infected Blood Inquiry
Log on here to view the commemoration at the start of the Infected Blood Inquiry. You…Read more
The Inquiry Opens
Sir Brian Langstaff’s Opening Statement Sir Brian Langstaff welcomed those present but expressed it would…Read more
Newsletter 3 September 2018
The Infected Blood Inquiry Preliminary Hearings – 24/26 September After years of waiting the UK…Read more
Coping with personal stress
The Public Inquiry has, for many people, brought back difficult memories. It is perfectly normal…Read more
Call for pictures for the commemoration, 24 September
Plans for the commemoration to be held prior to the start of the preliminary hearings…Read more