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British blood scandal victims should receive compensation, inquiry says

 |  By HealthLeaders Media Staff  
   February 24, 2009

An inquiry into a scandal involving nearly 4,700 haemophiliacs infected by NHS blood that was contaminated with HIV and hepatitis C has determined that the British government should provide "significant compensation and healthcare support" for those patients. The report goes on to say that these incidents could be the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.

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