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Scandal was completely avoidable, with government and NHS colluding to cover up risk to patients

Thousands of deaths could have been avoided, final report on infection of thousands with HIV or hepatitis C concludes

As the inquiry publishes its final report, the chancellor is under pressure to find £10bn to put right a longstanding injustice

The infected blood scandal has been hailed the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS. Over 3,000 people have died as a result of receiving contaminated blood products in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, and it is estimated that an infected person still dies every four days.

Andy Evans was injecting his own clotting protein at three, and was 13 when he found it had given him HIV. Now he campaigns for fellow survivors – and the truth about the contamination scandal

From 1970 to 1990s, the NHS exposed people to tainted blood through transfusions and gave infected US blood products to haemophiliacs

Documents examined by inquiry show officials knew people were being given infected blood products, but sanctioned their use

UK government’s apologies so far have had a distinct lack of candour about what it is apologising for

Exclusive: contaminated blood campaigners say internal 1976 Immuno AG document proves British government negligence