One has started; the other just announced.


Contaminated blood products were administered, leading to at least 2,000 deaths; these had been sourced from the US where some of the blood used has been bought from prisoners - who, seemingly, had not been tested appropriately.

Painkiling opiates are to be the subject of the new inquiry - not the first, by any means. It would appear that thousands were prescribed and given dosage levels that were far too high, resulting again in numerous unnecessary deaths.


Not a good day for the NHS...

The contaminated blood saga, which lasted for years - infecting thousands with AIDS and HIV - is being described as chilling and harrowing.

As well as 'the greatest treatment disaster in the history of the NHS' - which is about 70 years old.

No doubt, blame will be passed around - with legal cases lasting for generations.

On the face of it though, the decision to buy uncertified/unverified blood plasma products seems frightening.


It clearly begs the question - what else did they buy?

So many sad stories coming out of the blood contamination inquiry.

Harrowing doesn't do justice to what happened to so many.

Who made only one mistake - to trust the system and the experts.

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So many sad stories coming out of the blood contamination inquiry.

Harrowing doesn't do justice to what happened to so many.

Who made only one mistake - to trust the system and the experts.




Most of us have no choice but to trust them, despite all the mistakes.

Money being tight in the NHS appears to be behind a lot of the blunders.
When you are expected to get the cheapest deal every time, and not the best, things are bound to go wrong.