‘Seismic’ moment as infected blood scandal report is published
while they were receiving care in the 1970s and 80s - but fears are growing that this is only the tip of the iceberg.Non-profit organisations say they are now helping two people every month who have only just learned they were infected withRishi apologises over blood scandal that should 'shake nation to its core’
If you think you could have been exposed to hepatitis C, it is important to be tested even if you have no symptoms, as this infection can be silently doing harm to your liver.You can ask for a hepatitis C test from your GP, sexual health clinic, antenatal clinic if pregnant, and some pharmacies.After you have sent your blood sample, you will be contacted with your test result within two weeks.
"It's been a curious mixture - there's a feeling of elation which I can only say is comparable to a feeling of freedom.Fighting back tears, the 65-year-old, who had to sell her home as a result of the financial toll, said she hoped a government settlement would "give victims their lives back". Children with bleeding disorders who attended Treloar College, where pupils with haemophilia were treated at an on-site NHS centre, were treated as “objects for research”. The report said these children were given “multiple, riskier” treatments. Other children with bleeding disorders were also given treatment “unnecessarily”.
The Hepatitis C Trust said it receives two calls a month from people who have been diagnosed following a blood transfusion 30 years ago. "It’s huge for them to find out that they have got an illness like hepatitis C; it’s a very frightening illness, it’s potentially life threatening, it can cause serious liver damage and for some people that might lead to liver cancer. It can greatly affect your quality of life.
"Hepatitis is often referred to as a silent killer because it’s very common for people with it to have this illness for decades with few or very vague and intermittent symptoms. "Most people that received blood didn’t receive infected blood, thankfully, but there was bad blood in the system. The only way to find out is to have that test.
"The straightforward test involves a finger prick so a tiny blood sample can be dropped into a test tube and posted to a lab for analysis, and if there is a positive test result, the patient will be contacted and referred for rapid curative treatment with the latest antiviral medicines available on the NHS.
Between 3,650 and 6,250 people with bleeding disorders were infected with hepatitis C – this includes 1,250 people who were infected with both HIV and hepatitis C.
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