"Not an accident:" Governments and NHS covered-up infected blood scandal, report finds

"Not an accident:" Governments and NHS covered-up infected blood scandal, report finds | LBC

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2 ай бұрын

LBC's Charlotte Lynch gives a breakdown of the findings from the Infected Blood Inquiry:
- The investigation accuses doctors, the government and NHS of trying to cover-up infected blood scandal.
- Tens of thousands of people were given contaminated blood and blood products between the 1970s and early 1990s.
- A deliberate decision to destroy crucial paperwork
- Children were used as "objects for research" at Lord Mayor Treloar College in 70s and 80s
- Inquiry chair calls for compensation scheme to be set up now
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@rick161179 2 ай бұрын

Lets not forget that as recently as the 5th December 2023, this Tory Government led by Sunak voted enmass to delay payments of compensation to the victims. Thankfully 22 Tory MPs broke ranks and voted to support the amendment. So when Sunak is on the airwaves later saying it's disgusting what has happened to these people, just remember he was pushing to delay any compensation.

@therealrobertbirchall 2 ай бұрын

As a survivor of the contaminated blood disaster we have been listening to lies damed lies and more lies for nearly 50 years. We are never surprised at the depravity of British governments over the years. The post office scandal is just another example of how the UK operates, and always has operated, the people don't matter all that is important is covering up gross ministerial malfeasance.

@malcolmmitchell6529 2 ай бұрын

Our wonderful unelected indian. Are we NUTS?

@cosmicmusicreynolds3266 2 ай бұрын

Yes we let them get away with it ,mmmmm I wonder how many of those people voted for him. Sounds insensitive but worth thinking about.

@mickmaphari6606 2 ай бұрын

Not to mention Jeremy Hunt who has been waffling on about one of his constituents whom he promised justice to about 10 years ago ... Delaying compensation pays for tax breaks to bribe the electorate in the run-up to the election, right?

@mimikhan9546 2 ай бұрын

My sister died From Hep C.

@parametr 2 ай бұрын

Paying compensations is making taxpayers responsible for the wrongdoing. Pay compensation, but PURSUE CRIMINAL CHARGES. I didn't see any MP sending letter to the police to PURSUE CRIMINAL CHARGES. Did I?

@Jon-xw9om 2 ай бұрын

Same with SPM and PO. Corporate profits/State compensation scheme - again.

@URFUTUREUK 2 ай бұрын

No point telling the police they ignore it I've tried getting NHS criminally responsible for GBH on a scandal lasting twenty years.

@user-em6ie2be7x 2 ай бұрын

I can only imagine how many people died because The Government & NHS wanted to Cover-up incompetence.

@robokill387 2 ай бұрын

In this case, it wasn't incompetence but deliberate.

@user-em6ie2be7x 2 ай бұрын

@@robokill387 WOW...that makes this even worse.

@treehouse8175 2 ай бұрын

Nothing new history tells us all theres no limit when power is in the hands of trusted people who have no heart soul or limits for ££££ 40yrs later finally a Public Inquiry 😢too little too late my heart goes out to the Vitims and their loved ones. Injustice beyond belief.

@FreeSpeechThought 2 ай бұрын

And of course £100,000,000,000 shoveled into the pockets of tory chums and donors. Never forget 'boris' making a speech about taking advantage of the opportunities provided by COVID...

@Bodman68 2 ай бұрын

I was infected at 14 years old in 1982, I'm fortunate to be here. It's shocking what happened and I'm sure big pharma will be made to pay. The government waste more money on housing illegal immigrants so don't moan if taxpayers pay towards it, I'm a taxpayer too and we all know our money is wasted on many things.

@AgentLynch616 2 ай бұрын

I’m currently having to care for my mother who has terminal cancer. I visit her every day in hospital and the incompetence I have witnessed is unbelievable. There is no communication. No leadership. I’m having to do the job of nurses and doctors to make sure my mother is cared for. The NHS in my opinion is no longer fit for purpose in its current state

@Nic01a 2 ай бұрын

I had the same experience with my mum and cancer in 2022. The state of care was shocking. I wish I did go to PALS but to be quite honest, I was exhausted and grieving.

@URFUTUREUK 2 ай бұрын

Bless you. She has you at least.

@derekwhite2929 2 ай бұрын

Still reeling from the effects of the HCV I acquired from infected plasma, even though I got rid of the virus itself in 2017! It's been over 20yrs of trauma and struggle and absolute nightmarish hellish fiasco! That's still ongoing!

@mimikhan9546 2 ай бұрын

DONT TRUST YOUR GOVERNMENT NOR YOUR GP EVER AGAIN.

@windymiller6908 2 ай бұрын

you forgot the banks, who I've dealt with as little as possible for many years.

@sergiodbd 2 ай бұрын

Not just compensation but culpability…

@blue_jay31 2 ай бұрын

For sure !

@Andrew-wl2mt 2 ай бұрын

I think our NHS and government have proved they are willing to set any one up to cover their backs,COVID ,post office ,blood I'd look at nurses cases who were sent to prison as they won't take the blame for anything.

@asadnawaz1502 2 ай бұрын

I want to know who was the contractor who sold these products to NHS.

@therealrobertbirchall 2 ай бұрын

There was no contractor involved in 1975 when I was infected with HCV. It was the NHS and the department for health under the leadership of one Dr David Owen MD MP.

@Skygrey2943 2 ай бұрын

I'm not sure, but a certain well known brand in Germany knowingly sold infected blood products to Latin America and Asia in the 80s.

@jake751 2 ай бұрын

America

@futures2247 2 ай бұрын

Bayer

@therealrobertbirchall 2 ай бұрын

@@Skygrey2943 they still do

@averatsonemery4719 2 ай бұрын

"We do not recommend criminal prosecutions...because legally we can't" I love the UK legal system, don't you?

@julesmorgan5986 2 ай бұрын

Gave Crown Prosecution Service something to look at for just that, tho'...

@cmasseylynch 2 ай бұрын

What all these scandals highlight for me is the utter contempt - the Govt , MPs , the Judiciary , the Civil Service , the Police The Post Office The Water Companies NHS bosses- have for ordinary people. Am i making myself clear -

@petertaylor8922 2 ай бұрын

In my mid 20's (1975) I bought a 100 year old row house & renovated it. I first started with demolition because one can't build on what was done before...you keep the pieces that work & dispose of the rest. Britain needs a huge overhaul (renovation)..but it'll never happen when mired in cultural manusia. Get the influence of the Monarchy, C of E & big money out of politics. Prosecute those who ‘sabotage’ democracy which is meant to represent all the people equitably. Put severe limits on wealth accumulation. Power corrupts, ultimate power corrupts ultimately. A democracy can only operate when there is accountabilty to the rule of law. Nobody is above the law.

@mufccharliemufcglazersout 2 ай бұрын

Trust the governments they say you got to be joking

@truth121 2 ай бұрын

Biggest joke in history 😂😂

@magnuscarlsson9969 2 ай бұрын

Honestly that a mistake(the blood scandal) happens, it's sad, devastating, horrendous and plainly said criminal, the cover up however is unforgivable... there's no fixing the cover up, it will forever be there as a stain on everything... if they covered that one up, what else have they covered up? The little trust which remained, shattered into small little pieces.

@iknowyoureright8564 2 ай бұрын

You all trusted them with the vacks, multiple of them too

@finlayfraser9952 2 ай бұрын

There are those who were directly responsible who will never be held to account, they have either died, or are in their dotage. We know that there are those in a certain strata in society who never pay the price for their egregious decision making. Compensation, how about imprisonment?

@blue_jay31 2 ай бұрын

There is no word for this ! That I can write here !

@lw1zfog 2 ай бұрын

it’s spelled ‘democide’

@derekwhite2929 2 ай бұрын

This debacle literally ruined my life!

@user-no5ee7nn9d 2 ай бұрын

I'm so sorry for you and everybody who has been affected. It's the least I can say.❤️

@Andrew-wl2mt 2 ай бұрын

We've had the blood scandal and cover up ,We've had the covid scandal and cover up the post office scandal and cover up back to the nhs does anything make you think that some of these nurses that have supposedly hurt people and been sent to prison could also be scapegoats for a cover up.

@321itstimetostandup 2 ай бұрын

We need to kick off at the government but we are cowards

@derekwhite2929 2 ай бұрын

There's no justice here, none!

@davidcousins3508 2 ай бұрын

One can only imagine what other health scandal might embroil the NHS in the future ..

@yetidodger6650 2 ай бұрын

the old boys network in full action.

@janaka861 2 ай бұрын

First the Postmaster disaster. Now this. What is happening?

@chatham43 2 ай бұрын

@jan And there won't be a single prosecution in either scandal!

@user-re9bm7he6v 2 ай бұрын

COVID vaccine damage

@windymiller6908 2 ай бұрын

and that's what we know about. You can bet there's more scandals that we don't know about, though doubt there's anything as bad as this. How can people have any trust with lowlife politicians after this.

@sheeple937 2 ай бұрын

Modazalan and mophene scandal and covid jab scandal yet to come

@stephenholmes1036 2 ай бұрын

In December 1975 World in Action did an excellent 2 part programme on this very subject. The then Labour health minister was interviewed Dr David Owen. The programme went to the USA showed the blood gathering centre's, donors, doctors specialists and recipients. Its available on you tube

@derekwhite2929 2 ай бұрын

Currently I'm in a care home in Warwickshire, and they're still pushing me for a DNR, again!

@vickie5706 2 ай бұрын

Stand strong !they did that in hospitals to bump up the numbers of Covid deaths. Any doubt watch the Scottish Covid enquiry.

@vickie5706 2 ай бұрын

They hid my comment. 🤷🏼‍♀️

@vickie5706 2 ай бұрын

Refuse Medazolam.

@derekwhite2929 2 ай бұрын

@@vickie5706 Didn't you already have an inquiry about infected blood years ago, and it's cover up?

@derekwhite2929 2 ай бұрын

@@vickie5706 Absolutely I've been refusing the booster jabs they keep pushing as well 🤦‍♂️👎👀🙈

@allangilchrist5938 2 ай бұрын

As usual the guilty will escape justice. They will continue to enjoy their blood-stained stained honours, titles and gold-plated pensions.

@youMEtubeUK 2 ай бұрын

“Biggest scandal on the NHS” so far…

@rebahenderson211 2 ай бұрын

Why are these people in charge never found responsible ? Criminal behavior all around.

@martincotterill823 2 ай бұрын

Can we please have a round of applause for the NHS?

@muhammadalieesaa3379 2 ай бұрын

We clapped them during Covid which was a waste of time.

@Azhark94 2 ай бұрын

The government needs to stop delaying.

@PharmaTroll 2 ай бұрын

Exactly the same is happening now with covid vaccines and childhood vaccines. Why isn't RS saying sorry for these. Will even this timid comment be censored? I could be saying far far worse.

@lw1zfog 2 ай бұрын

Shhhhhhjh ! 🤫 don’t disturb the guinea pigs, they don’t like it

@djolivierastro 2 ай бұрын

Same scandal happened in France

@Sat-Man-Alpha 2 ай бұрын

This sounds like a bunch of Dr. Mengeles run amok in a few UK governments 😢

@BrianFairlamb 2 ай бұрын

Why is no one prosecuted EVER..

@malcolmmitchell6529 2 ай бұрын

Try not paying your rent, that will do it.

@chatham43 2 ай бұрын

@Brian Because they are all covering each others backs!

@BrianFairlamb 2 ай бұрын

@@chatham43 yes i believe that

@ansarmiah3626 2 ай бұрын

What about now and past few years ago people's who have been given blood are they been given infected blood should they go to hospital for check up?

@w462dh 2 ай бұрын

At this stage i don't know what to belive now in this world. this is totally unbelievable it has happened and got covered up for years.

@jinglefun2158 2 ай бұрын

am still confused with this contradicting statement, actually. John Glen in his statement to the house says and I quote. " No immediate changes will be made to the existing support schemes, payments will continue to be made at the same level, (until 31st March 2025). And they will not be deducted from any of these Compensation awards. From 1st April 2025, any support scheme payments received, will be counted towards the beneficiaries Final Compensation award. This will ensure parity between support scheme beneficiaries regardless of whether they were the first or the last to have their Compensation assessed by the Infected Blood Compensation Authority and we will ensure that no-one will receive less in Compensation, than they would have, in Support payments.?? What is this guy saying? In essence according to this statement ,after they receive a full lump sum Compensation payment, do they continue to receive the monthly (index-linked) support payment they get now. Both schemes (by Sir Brian and Sir Robert Francis stated the monthly support scheme payments were to continue for life even after Full compensation has been made. According to Glen's statement, will monthly support scheme payments still be made, once Full Compensation is paid beyond April 25 or not?

@davidgreen6490 2 ай бұрын

The biggest scandal in the UK right now is how James O'Brien has not lost his job yet for racism and Anglophobia..

@therealrobertbirchall 2 ай бұрын

No one likes the Anglos though.

@kanedNunable 2 ай бұрын

your mascara is running david.

@alanbeaumont4848 2 ай бұрын

A bigger scandal than thousands of deaths? Get your perspective checked.

@davidgreen6490 2 ай бұрын

@@therealrobertbirchall How is your comment not removed for racism??

@ceesjanmol 2 ай бұрын

Oh you poor people. To now find that you should have never ever trusted your government, even before Brexit.

@derekwhite2929 2 ай бұрын

Having got rid of the HCV in 2017 my concerns been much more about whether I can recover and how to do that!?

@chatham43 2 ай бұрын

Governments continually accepted what was told to them over the decades without any rigorous investigation as to what actually happened to avoid paying the compensation bill. Shameful!

@IMBlakeley 2 ай бұрын

BiL of a work colleague died of AIDS acquired from clotting factor.

@ignatiusee3564 2 ай бұрын

How ironic. Uk best friend America.

@stephenholmes1036 2 ай бұрын

Watch the World in Action 2 part documentary filmed in 1975 it will shock you. David Owen was then the Health secretary was interviewed on the programme. It available on you tube

@chatham43 2 ай бұрын

Prosecutions?....don't hold your breath!!

@muhammadalieesaa3379 2 ай бұрын

It's disgraceful & it's beyond me.

@jrobs1133 2 ай бұрын

We should definitely bring more things into public ownership so they too can be the envy of the world.

@Tazza81 2 ай бұрын

Public ownership has nothing to do with it. The private companies in the US who provided the blood and plasma knew that the blood was infected but they did nothing.

@richyjay330 2 ай бұрын

Another f'up by those in authority. Absolutely disgusting and shameful, to be covering up things like this!

@charlierichards5865 2 ай бұрын

The ironic thing is that prosecution is impossible because modern day law doesn’t apply to 1980s/90s

@spartacusforlife1508 2 ай бұрын

We need legislation which forces politicians and organisations, with threat of imprisonment, to come clean when scandals like this occur. The simple fact is the blood scandal is not a lone occurance. Hillsborough, Orgreave, the post office etc. All concern organisations overseen by government. All kicked into the long grass to save government ministers face or prosecution or financial compensation. I will make a prediction. We will see an MRNA vaccine enquiry in 20 yrs time even though thousands have already been harmed and we simply don't know what long term harm has been done to others

@keithalderson100 2 ай бұрын

And their current and recent advice ought to be followed to ensure health remains at the level required to establish British medicine at the forefront of our endeavours; to control unhealpful independent assesment, which will undermine trust in these endeavours to secure the employment of non-medical staff. THANK YOU

@gracegladden3279 Ай бұрын

REALLY: no-one can judge yesterday from today's standards. The 1970's to the 1990's are 34 to 54 years ago. Is a generation still considered to be 20 /25 years? It's two plus generations ago.

@derekwhite2929 2 ай бұрын

This malicious stuff has to go!

@kanedNunable 2 ай бұрын

tory scandal? oh im shocked.

@ellismeah8110 2 ай бұрын

Clearly the Authourities are exempt from any responsibility, or prosecution

@jamesrice1187 2 ай бұрын

Re: The Infected Blood Inquirey. Kenneth Clarke: the acceptable face of the Tories. Really?!!! Séamus, Hemel Hempstead

@user-xd2iq1ng6p 2 ай бұрын

We need to listen to those screaming from the rooftops about their covid jabs injuries! It's the same thing happening again here. They are also trying to cover this up , rise up humanity ❤🎉 we need to be free from this evil system once and for all

@vickie5706 2 ай бұрын

Exactly! Look up Scottish Covid enquiry! It’s all coming out.

@scottie55 2 ай бұрын

Funny that I've never heard of these injuries, although I did know a few people who refused the vaccine and paid for their stupidity with their lives.

@Terry-io8ji 2 ай бұрын

Revelation 6:1-17…

@lw1zfog 2 ай бұрын

jimmy not interested, he was fully behind it all & promoted it daily, so is now well bloodied

@carlishiggins 2 ай бұрын

but victims of the infected blood scandal will get peanuts but Postmasters who are siblings of wealthy tories will get Millions in compensation per head

@marksteele8037 2 ай бұрын

Remember that time these same people told us to roll our sleeves up and take part in a clinical trail and most of yous done it. Or when people like james would ridicule people with genuine concerns about it. yous are only offended when the media tell you to be 😂😂

@marieburns118 2 ай бұрын

They are all lying they new it all

@Bazball-vg2bh 2 ай бұрын

Blame the wonderful NHS who covered it up and caused it in the first place

@muhammadalieesaa3379 2 ай бұрын

We also was told to clap for the NHS during Covid when we were in lockdown. That was a waste of time clapping for them. Some people have those stickers on their front room windows saying: THANK YOU NHS with a rainbow over it. Thank you for what? I would take those stickers down.

@sheeple937 2 ай бұрын

James pushed jabs, this blood scandal is a drop compared to the covid jabs

@earlbutler6213 2 ай бұрын

Wow ! What kind of people are you.

@sheeple937 2 ай бұрын

Wait till vaids from gene therapy

@cachecow 2 ай бұрын

Not a new story

@allangilchrist5938 2 ай бұрын

I'm told that Lord Ken Clarke the BBC's pet Tory has been named.

@unibks4382 2 ай бұрын

This happens because we don't Labour Friends of Postmasters / Haemophiliacs, Conservative Friends of Postmasters / Haemophiliacs, Liberal Friends of Postmasters / Haemophiliacs. Instead MPs have other priorities. Nothing will change because turkeys always vote for Christmas.

@dmitrymuraviev8453 2 ай бұрын

More medical immigrants will save UK and Ireland. Can we trust foreign medics?

@barbaramohammed152 2 ай бұрын

😳😭👂

@lw1zfog 2 ай бұрын

saFE & eFfEcTiVe & fULLy tE$TeD toO !

@user-ys5pv3dj8q 2 ай бұрын

This would cause a trust issue!

@robinmyman 2 ай бұрын

Bliar.

@jmcm88th 2 ай бұрын

Infected blood scandal pales in comparison to covid scandal 😳👍

@jimcourt9164 2 ай бұрын

The blood donors are to blame. And we know what sorts they were

@Skygrey2943 2 ай бұрын

No, it is the people who set up blood banks in neighbourhoods blighted by poverty and drugs that are to blame. It is them who sold the blood on, and its the NHS who didn't ask where it came from. It is also the NHS that covered it up.

@fabiotabaton314 2 ай бұрын

🤫!!!!!!!

@danmayberry1185 2 ай бұрын

Undiagnosed sorts?

@firefox5926 2 ай бұрын

oh tell me what sort were they ?

@jimcourt9164 2 ай бұрын

@@firefox5926 the Freddie Mercury’s