The Haemophilia Society has today announced its intention to appoint Malcomson Law, a leading specialist health law firm, as their legal advisors for the forthcoming Statutory Public Inquiry into the Contaminated Blood Scandal. Leading the team from Malcomson Law will be Raymond Bradley, their Managing Partner, who has more than
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Meeting with the chair of the Contaminated Blood Inquiry
This week we met with Sir Brian Langstaff and some of his newly appointed Inquiry team to discuss the Terms of Reference for the forthcoming Statutory Public Inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal. Sir Brian and his team were very welcoming and he made it very clear he was there
Statement in relation to representation at the forthcoming Public Inquiry
Following the announcement of the forthcoming Public Inquiry, we feel it helpful to set out what we believe to be our role in relation to representing our members. Firstly, we have spoken to members who do not want to be identified but have asked that we represent their views during
The Terms of Reference for the Inquiry
The Terms of Reference of a Statutory Public Inquiry define the scope of the Inquiry’s investigations. The Chair will be consulting on the Terms of Reference in the next couple months. This is the first important step in the setup of the inquiry and it is vital that the whole
Welcoming the appointment of a Chair for the Public Inquiry
The Haemophilia Society today welcomed the appointment of a chair to lead the Statutory Public Inquiry into contaminated blood and blood products. The Haemophilia Society today welcomed the appointment of Sir Brian Langstaff to lead the Statutory Public Inquiry into contaminated blood and blood products. Liz Carroll, Chief Executive of
Evidence in the Statutory Inquiry into Contaminated Blood Products
The Haemophilia Society is committed to achieving justice for its members through the long awaited Statutory Inquiry process. The Society welcomes that its actions will be investigated as part of the Inquiry process. It is essential that all parties related to the contaminated blood scandal are subject to the full
Understanding your views on the public inquiry
Calling out to members. As part of our preparations for the upcoming public inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal we need your help to ensure we have a comprehensive understanding of the views and opinions of everyone within the community. We are holding a series of roadshows around the UK
Meeting with the Cabinet Office regarding the Contaminated Blood Public Inquiry
Last week Liz Carroll, Chief Executive of the Haemophilia Society, alongside other campaigning groups, Haemophilia Wales and Haemophilia Scotland, met with Damian Green, the First Secretary of State, and the Cabinet Office team to discuss the next steps in taking the contaminated blood inquiry forward. Firstly, those present were invited to
Remembering on World AIDS Day
On World AIDS Day we think of all people with haemophilia and other bleeding disorders and their partners infected with HIV as a result of treatment with contaminated blood products. HIV/AIDS tore a hole in our community that can never be fully healed and in particular we remember the 1,024
Government Response to latest Contaminated Blood Support Scheme Consultation
The Government has published the response to the latest consultation on the contaminated blood support schemes. It is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/infected-blood-support-special-category-mechanism. A summary of the announcement has been published by the Department of Health We are reviewing the new policy in more detail and will provide more information shortly.
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