Health Secretary Matt Hancock and campaigner Michelle Tolley
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Victims of the contaminated blood scandal
will get compensation, the health secretary has said, decades after they were infected.
Matt Hancock told the Infected Blood Inquiry on Friday that “failures of state” in the NHS’ biggest scandal had never been properly acknowledged.
And he said compensation would be paid if that was the outcome of a review currently under way.
But some victims said it came way too late.
Almost 5,000 people were infected with hepatitis C or HIV in the 1970s and 1980s when they were given contaminated blood products called Factor VIII or IX by the NHS. Some of the blood was sourced from risky donors such as prisoners and drug addicts.
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The Old Rectory in Sparham is on the market at £2.1m
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The main property, The Old Rectory, has undergone a significant refurbishment over the past year, transforming it into a comfortable family home.
The Old Rectory in Sparham is on the market at £2.1m
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Steeped in local history, this fine Georgian build is believed to date from the mid-18th century and was constructed especially for the Rev Edward Atthill, a Rector of Sparham from 1763 to 1790.
Immediately to the north east is Rectory Cottage, which has three bedrooms and two reception rooms and is currently let for £975 per calendar month.