Death in the blood : the inside story of the NHS infected blood scandal / Caroline Wheeler.

  • Wheeler, Caroline
Date:
2023
  • Books

About this work

Description

"In the 1970s and 1980s almost 5,000 people in the UK contracted HIV or hepatitis C after being infected by contaminated NHS blood products, including the notorious Factor VIII, yet no organisation or individual has ever been held to account. So far, more than 2,800 are known to have died, while tens of thousands more lives have been destroyed in the families of those affected. Caroline Wheeler has been reporting on this scandal - the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS - for over two decades. She has been integral to the campaign for justice for the victims and their families, and played a pivotal role in persuading Prime Minister Theresa May to agree to the infected blood inquiry in 2019, the findings of which are expected to be published in late 2023."--From publisher.

Publication/Creation

London : Headline, 2023.

Physical description

390 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    IOT.41.AA9-10
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 1035405245
  • 9781035405244