Monthly Archives: August 2022

This week has been one of mixed emotions for haemophiliacs given contaminated blood and their affected partners that have fought long and hard over decades for both a public inquiry and proper compensation for all. Haemophiliacs were born with an … Continue reading →

Haemophiliacs were infected with HIV and hepatitis viruses during the 1970s and 80s through their factor concentrate treatment for an inherited bleeding disorder. They discovered years later that much of this treatment was imported from the US and made from … Continue reading →

Haemophiliacs infected with HIV and hepatitis viruses through contaminated blood during the 1970s and 80s believed their long wait for compensation was finally about to end in 2009. The Archer Inquiry was set up in 2007 by Lord Archer of … Continue reading →

For decades women whose blood had a clotting deficiency were told even by some care providers that they could not be haemophiliacs. WRONG! Although most haemophiliacs with the inherited bleeding disorder are men, there are female haemophiliacs too, though only … Continue reading →

On Friday the 28th July 2022, Susan Deacon gave evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry chaired by Sir Brian Langstaff which is investigating how haemophiliacs became infected with HIV and hepatitis viruses through their factor concentrate, blood product treatment in … Continue reading →