The community gave a Standing Ovation to Brian Langstaff yesterday and thats something i will never forget. Robert francis is an excellent appointment and can the minister confirm that he will be able to meet others in this house and can he also, and he knows i have raised this with him. Can he guarantee that, looking at the composition of the authority Going Forward that that will include representatives of the infected and affected, and that they will have the rightful representation on that board . Can i welcome the comments in relation to hepatitis b. This has always been one of the issues of contention, so can i ask the minister to consider some people with hepatitis b have been missing out on the existing schemes, and can he have a look for me to find a way that those with hepatitis b get access to the existing schemes . I know the Scottish Infected Blood Forum has asked that question. Can i alsojust forum has asked that question. Can i also just clarify in terms of Interim Payme
Been infected. Yes, im very interested to speak, to speak to her. She was a young and plucky reporter who got wind of this, caught wind of this , and then went into this, and then went into investigation mode. And im very , very interested to hear whether she suffered quite a bit of pushback from within the medical community, whether she suffered some pushback politically , even, or from politically, even, or from fellow journalists, even because this was a huge scandal, a huge story that she decided to break in the mail on sunday. Well be talking to her about exactly what that was like at the time, and what she hopes will come out of this inquiry. 1230 its going to drop. Well have the report. Well know how much compensation , crucially, is going to be offered, but not just the compensation for those that have been affected. For those that have been in affected and affected by this scandal, lasting decades, ripping through the nhs, but also who knew what and when, what decisions were m
Of some showers. Ill have all the details coming up. Well, good morning. Leading the program this morning. The infected blood scandal in independent inquirys final report is set to be published later on today. Yes. So the scandal has been subject of the biggest ever pubuc subject of the biggest ever Public Inquiry in the uk. After tens of thousands of people were infected with contaminated blood, while Political Correspondent Katherine Forster has more. Some of my friends have said to me, are you sure . Are you sure this is the nhs . Are you sure this is the nhs . Are you sure this is the nhs . Are you sure this is the infected blood . Sure this is the infected blood . Scandal . Is a story so shocking it almost beggars belief. In the 1970s and 80, the nhs gave contaminated blood to over 30,000 people. To haemophiliacs whose blood doesnt clot properly and to people needing blood transfusions infected with hiv or hepatitis c, over 3000 have died. Sue wathen was infected died. Sue wathen
And implemented. Going forward, eo le and implemented. Going forward, peeple that and implemented. Going forward, people that have and implemented. Going forward, people that have blood and implemented. Going forward, l people that have Blood Transfusions now, my daughter had them regularly as a renal patient, i was told by a reporter who lost a son with cjd there is a disclaimer of the blood bags not saying if you have this blood you may have pathogens. A disclaimer on the plot back that youre not told about is nothing, thats just trying to prevent another inquiry like this 30 or a0 years down the line. They need to be informing people giving them choices. Not always as a Blood Transfusion necessary. But at least tell the patients that are receiving them the rest that they are taking so that you can choose. I them the rest that they are taking so that you can choose. So that you can choose. I think it is the fact so that you can choose. I think it is the fact that so that you can choo
Mrs. L sir Robert Buckland, is calling for. Hell tell us all about herbies law later in the programme. And at 1030 Julian Assange, the judgement that has been going on for years now, will he be extradited to america . Well have that judgement in about an hours have that judgement in about an hours time. Let us know your thoughts this morning. Gbnews. Com yoursay dorsay. First, though, the very latest news with tatiana sanchez. News with tatiana sanchez. Bev, thank you very much. The top stories from the gb newsroom. The final report of the infected blood inquiry will be published today. More than 30,000 people were infected with hiv and hepatitis. C between hiv and hepatitis. C between 1970 and 1991 by contaminated blood products and transfusions means around 3000 of those have since died. Many haemophiliacs given infected blood products as part of their treatment , but the part of their treatment, but the Prime Minister, rishi sunak, is expected to issue an apology following the publi