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Scotsman
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
What time is The British Blood Scandal on ITV? Explained
The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School will be broadcast by ITV tonight (May 20) 📺 Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... ITV is shining a light on The British Blood Scandal. Poisoned at School is set to premiere on TV. But what time will it be on - and what to expect? A new documentary about the 'worst medical disaster in NHS history' is set to air on TV this evening. Following survivors of the 'hushed-up' scandal, it will detail their battle for the truth and justice. The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School is set to be broadcast by ITV and STV in the coming hours. It will reveal the true stories of the students at Lord Mayor Treloar College, many of whom were left with Hepatitis and HIV. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad But how can you watch the documentary - and what to expect from it? Here's all you need to know: What time is The British Blood Scandal on TV? The documentary is set to start at 9pm this evening (May 20), the broadcaster has confirmed. It will air on ITV1/ STV and will run for approximately an hour, including adverts. The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School. (L-R) Gary Webster, Steve Nicholls, Richard Warwick and Adrain Goodyear at Treloar's school. | ITV Is The British Blood Scandal a true story? The documentary recounts the experiences of a group of men, now in their 50s, who have returned to Lord Mayor Treloar College decades after attending the boarding school in the hopes of having a 'normal childhood' as haemophiliac children. However instead they became victims of medical research at an NHS medical centre based at the college, and blood products which left many of them with Hepatitis and HIV. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad They recall how, in the late 1970s, an NHS haemophiliac unit was opened at the college, which meant they and their friends could rapidly receive a revolutionary treatment – Factor VIII – on site. The pupils and their parents thought Factor Concentrates were a miracle cure, but they later discovered they were a death sentence for many and led to the co-infection of around 1,250 haemophiliacs nationwide with HIV and Hepatitis C, and another 2,400 to 5,000 people developing Hepatitis C on its own. Steve Nicholls said: 'I feel like we were groomed to conform, we were given all these fantastic opportunities, that's what we'd focus on. We'd love to play for six or eight hours a day, go sailing, go fishing, come back and hold our arm out for half an hour to have an injection, it was a trade-off and it was the norm most days. We're not talking about having an injection every fortnight, it was most days.' Gary Webster added: 'If you did miss it, sick bay would then report it to your housemaster and you got punished.' Of the 122 haemophiliacs who attended Treloar's in the 1970s and 1980s, only around 30 are still alive today. The men have spent decades fighting for truth and justice and the film follows their journey leading up to the final report of the public inquiry, where they hope for long-awaited recognition of the truth. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Treloar's said: 'We sincerely apologise to our former students and their families who were so devastatingly infected and affected by the infected blood scandal. The treatment by clinicians of pupils at Treloar's in the 1970s and 1980s was unethical and wrong.' ITV is also working on a dramatic series based on the infected blood scandal. Deadline reported last year that BAFTA-winning scribe Peter Moffat is penning the series.
Scotsman
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
What time is The British Blood Scandal on ITV? Explained
The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School will be broadcast by ITV tonight (May 20) 📺 Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... ITV is shining a light on The British Blood Scandal. Poisoned at School is set to premiere on TV. But what time will it be on - and what to expect? A new documentary about the 'worst medical disaster in NHS history' is set to air on TV this evening. Following survivors of the 'hushed-up' scandal, it will detail their battle for the truth and justice. The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School is set to be broadcast by ITV and STV in the coming hours. It will reveal the true stories of the students at Lord Mayor Treloar College, many of whom were left with Hepatitis and HIV. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad But how can you watch the documentary - and what to expect from it? Here's all you need to know: What time is The British Blood Scandal on TV? The documentary is set to start at 9pm this evening (May 20), the broadcaster has confirmed. It will air on ITV1/ STV and will run for approximately an hour, including adverts. The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School. (L-R) Gary Webster, Steve Nicholls, Richard Warwick and Adrain Goodyear at Treloar's school. | ITV Is The British Blood Scandal a true story? The documentary recounts the experiences of a group of men, now in their 50s, who have returned to Lord Mayor Treloar College decades after attending the boarding school in the hopes of having a 'normal childhood' as haemophiliac children. However instead they became victims of medical research at an NHS medical centre based at the college, and blood products which left many of them with Hepatitis and HIV. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad They recall how, in the late 1970s, an NHS haemophiliac unit was opened at the college, which meant they and their friends could rapidly receive a revolutionary treatment – Factor VIII – on site. The pupils and their parents thought Factor Concentrates were a miracle cure, but they later discovered they were a death sentence for many and led to the co-infection of around 1,250 haemophiliacs nationwide with HIV and Hepatitis C, and another 2,400 to 5,000 people developing Hepatitis C on its own. Steve Nicholls said: 'I feel like we were groomed to conform, we were given all these fantastic opportunities, that's what we'd focus on. We'd love to play for six or eight hours a day, go sailing, go fishing, come back and hold our arm out for half an hour to have an injection, it was a trade-off and it was the norm most days. We're not talking about having an injection every fortnight, it was most days.' Gary Webster added: 'If you did miss it, sick bay would then report it to your housemaster and you got punished.' Of the 122 haemophiliacs who attended Treloar's in the 1970s and 1980s, only around 30 are still alive today. The men have spent decades fighting for truth and justice and the film follows their journey leading up to the final report of the public inquiry, where they hope for long-awaited recognition of the truth. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Treloar's said: 'We sincerely apologise to our former students and their families who were so devastatingly infected and affected by the infected blood scandal. The treatment by clinicians of pupils at Treloar's in the 1970s and 1980s was unethical and wrong.' ITV is also working on a dramatic series based on the infected blood scandal. Deadline reported last year that BAFTA-winning scribe Peter Moffat is penning the series. Have you got a story you want to share with our readers? You can now send it to us online via YourWorld at . It's free to use and, once checked, your story will appear on our website and, space allowing, in our newspapers.
The Herald Scotland
07-05-2025
- Health
- The Herald Scotland
Infected blood victims will die before they get compensation, minister accepts
Sir Brian Langstaff, chairman of the Infected Blood Inquiry, is holding two days of special hearings to examine the 'timeliness and adequacy of the Government's response to compensation'. The Infected Blood Inquiry will hold hearings in May. Follow this link to find out more: — Infected Blood Inquiry (@bloodinquiry) April 9, 2025 Opening the hearing, Sir Brian said: 'It is no secret that the inquiry has received letter after letter, email after email, call after call, expressing worries and concerns about how compensation is being delivered. 'The inquiry will do everything in its power to identify action that can be taken by the Government and by the Infected Blood Compensation Authority to improve the delivery of compensation and to ensure that justice is done.' Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas–Symonds began his evidence by apologising to victims. 'I know many people before me will have suffered unimaginably because of this scandal, I would like to acknowledge that the government has failed you over decades on behalf of the state. I am sorry,' he said. Pointing out that it could be years before some people will receive compensation, inquiry counsel Jenni Richards KC asked Mr Thomas–Symonds whether both infected and affected people will die before they receive compensation. 'Yes,' he replied. The minister, who was heckled as he gave evidence, told the hearing that he is 'restless for further progress on payments'. Ms Richards read out the latest compensation figures from the IBCA, which show that just over 100 people have received a payment, saying: 'That's a profoundly unsatisfactory state of affairs, isn't it?' Mr Thomas–Symonds replied: 'It absolutely is, and I'm never going to think this is satisfactory until everybody has received the compensation they are due.' He said that he is pressing the IBCA on how the process can 'speed up', including asking whether more risks can be taken to ensure prompt payments. Campaigners representing people infected and affected by the scandal gave emotional evidence on Wednesday morning. Andrew Evans, from the campaign group Tainted Blood, shared a quote from one of the members of the group, who said: 'I'm utterly exhausted. The anguish is beyond words. I just want this over.' Mr Evans, who was infected with HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood products during treatment for haemophilia as a child, said that victims have been left feeling 'betrayed and disappointed', adding: 'People have given up on any expectation of receiving anything. 'They have lost all hope of ever getting justice.' Gary Webster was infected while at Lord Mayor's Treloar School and College in Hampshire (Ben Whitley/PA) Gary Webster, who was infected with HIV and hepatitis C when he attend Lord Mayor's Treloar School in Hampshire (Treloar's) in the 1970s and 80s, said his experience with the compensation scheme had been a 'nightmare'. The 60-year-old said: 'People will not get their compensation and a lot of claims will die with them. 'It's just too slow and people won't get the justice they deserve.' Campaigner Carolyn Challis was infected with hepatitis C when she received blood transfusions during chemotherapy treatment for lymphatic cancer between 1992 and 1993. The mother-of-three from North Devon said that the compensation scheme is 'not fit for purpose'. 'We don't have time on our side or the energy to keep fighting for justice,' she said. Bill Wright, from Haemophilia Scotland, told the inquiry that the scandal was the 'biggest disaster in NHS history'. The report into the infected blood scandal was published in May 2024 (Jeff Moore/PA) Meanwhile, Alan Burgess, who was co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C while receiving treatment for haemophilia, said that the ICBA was 'playing games with our mental health'. He added: 'They're playing games with our mental health and our physical health – they've got to be made to realise what they're doing. 'It's like trying to nail custard to the wall, you can talk to them but they don't seem to listen.' He also told the hearing victims were dying while the process was ongoing, with one of his friends dying just weeks ago. This week we're contacting everyone who's infected and registered with an existing support scheme to let them know we have their details for a claim and will be in touch when their claim can begin. We are also asking for anyone who is nearing the end of their life to contact us… — Infected Blood Compensation Authority (@IBCA_UK) April 14, 2025 Nigel Hamilton, chairman of Haemophilia Northern Ireland, said: 'We are entitled to justice and we will have justice.' In a message to the IBCA, Mr Hamilton added: 'Work with us like never before and ensure that we are not just listened to, but we are also heard.' Mary Grindley, 76, who has been campaigning for 45 years, called on the compensation authority to set a timeline for 'payments to estates', adding: 'It's as though the people who have died have been totally forgotten.' The grandmother gave up teaching in 1991 to look after her husband, John, who contracted HIV and hepatitis C while receiving treatment for haemophilia and who died from Aids in 1994 at the age of 41. More than 30,000 people in the UK were infected with HIV and hepatitis C after they were given contaminated blood and blood products between the 1970s and early 1990s. Some 3,000 people died as a result and survivors are living with lifelong health implications. In her October budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves allocated £11.8 billion to compensate victims, administered by the IBCA. The IBCA said that, as of May 6, 677 people have been asked to start their claim and 106 payments have been made, totalling more than £96 million. Officials from the IBCA will give evidence on Thursday.
North Wales Chronicle
07-05-2025
- Health
- North Wales Chronicle
Infected blood victims will die before they get compensation, minister accepts
People affected by the scandal, dubbed the 'biggest disaster in the history of the NHS', said they 'don't have time on our side' as they urged officials to speed up compensation payments. Sir Brian Langstaff, chairman of the Infected Blood Inquiry, is holding two days of special hearings to examine the 'timeliness and adequacy of the Government's response to compensation'. The Infected Blood Inquiry will hold hearings in May. Follow this link to find out more: — Infected Blood Inquiry (@bloodinquiry) April 9, 2025 Opening the hearing, Sir Brian said: 'It is no secret that the inquiry has received letter after letter, email after email, call after call, expressing worries and concerns about how compensation is being delivered. 'The inquiry will do everything in its power to identify action that can be taken by the Government and by the Infected Blood Compensation Authority to improve the delivery of compensation and to ensure that justice is done.' Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas–Symonds began his evidence by apologising to victims. 'I know many people before me will have suffered unimaginably because of this scandal, I would like to acknowledge that the government has failed you over decades on behalf of the state. I am sorry,' he said. Pointing out that it could be years before some people will receive compensation, inquiry counsel Jenni Richards KC asked Mr Thomas–Symonds whether both infected and affected people will die before they receive compensation. 'Yes,' he replied. The minister, who was heckled as he gave evidence, told the hearing that he is 'restless for further progress on payments'. Ms Richards read out the latest compensation figures from the IBCA, which show that just over 100 people have received a payment, saying: 'That's a profoundly unsatisfactory state of affairs, isn't it?' Mr Thomas–Symonds replied: 'It absolutely is, and I'm never going to think this is satisfactory until everybody has received the compensation they are due.' He said that he is pressing the IBCA on how the process can 'speed up', including asking whether more risks can be taken to ensure prompt payments. Campaigners representing people infected and affected by the scandal gave emotional evidence on Wednesday morning. Andrew Evans, from the campaign group Tainted Blood, shared a quote from one of the members of the group, who said: 'I'm utterly exhausted. The anguish is beyond words. I just want this over.' Mr Evans, who was infected with HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood products during treatment for haemophilia as a child, said that victims have been left feeling 'betrayed and disappointed', adding: 'People have given up on any expectation of receiving anything. 'They have lost all hope of ever getting justice.' Gary Webster was infected while at Lord Mayor's Treloar School and College in Hampshire (Ben Whitley/PA) Gary Webster, who was infected with HIV and hepatitis C when he attend Lord Mayor's Treloar School in Hampshire (Treloar's) in the 1970s and 80s, said his experience with the compensation scheme had been a 'nightmare'. The 60-year-old said: 'People will not get their compensation and a lot of claims will die with them. 'It's just too slow and people won't get the justice they deserve.' Campaigner Carolyn Challis was infected with hepatitis C when she received blood transfusions during chemotherapy treatment for lymphatic cancer between 1992 and 1993. The mother-of-three from North Devon said that the compensation scheme is 'not fit for purpose'. 'We don't have time on our side or the energy to keep fighting for justice,' she said. Bill Wright, from Haemophilia Scotland, told the inquiry that the scandal was the 'biggest disaster in NHS history'. The report into the infected blood scandal was published in May 2024 (Jeff Moore/PA) Meanwhile, Alan Burgess, who was co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C while receiving treatment for haemophilia, said that the ICBA was 'playing games with our mental health'. He added: 'They're playing games with our mental health and our physical health – they've got to be made to realise what they're doing. 'It's like trying to nail custard to the wall, you can talk to them but they don't seem to listen.' He also told the hearing victims were dying while the process was ongoing, with one of his friends dying just weeks ago. This week we're contacting everyone who's infected and registered with an existing support scheme to let them know we have their details for a claim and will be in touch when their claim can begin. We are also asking for anyone who is nearing the end of their life to contact us… — Infected Blood Compensation Authority (@IBCA_UK) April 14, 2025 Nigel Hamilton, chairman of Haemophilia Northern Ireland, said: 'We are entitled to justice and we will have justice.' In a message to the IBCA, Mr Hamilton added: 'Work with us like never before and ensure that we are not just listened to, but we are also heard.' Mary Grindley, 76, who has been campaigning for 45 years, called on the compensation authority to set a timeline for 'payments to estates', adding: 'It's as though the people who have died have been totally forgotten.' The grandmother gave up teaching in 1991 to look after her husband, John, who contracted HIV and hepatitis C while receiving treatment for haemophilia and who died from Aids in 1994 at the age of 41. More than 30,000 people in the UK were infected with HIV and hepatitis C after they were given contaminated blood and blood products between the 1970s and early 1990s. Some 3,000 people died as a result and survivors are living with lifelong health implications. In her October budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves allocated £11.8 billion to compensate victims, administered by the IBCA. The IBCA said that, as of May 6, 677 people have been asked to start their claim and 106 payments have been made, totalling more than £96 million. Officials from the IBCA will give evidence on Thursday.
The Herald Scotland
07-05-2025
- Health
- The Herald Scotland
Inquiry hears of ‘anguish' over compensation for infected blood victims
But campaigners insisted that they will 'have justice' as hearings reopened into the scandal. Sir Brian Langstaff, chairman of the Infected Blood Inquiry, is holding two days of special hearings to examine the 'timeliness and adequacy of the Government's response to compensation'. The Infected Blood Inquiry will hold hearings in May. Follow this link to find out more: — Infected Blood Inquiry (@bloodinquiry) April 9, 2025 Opening the hearing, Sir Brian said: 'The decision to hold these further hearings was not taken lightly. 'It is no secret that the Inquiry has received letter after letter, email after email, call after call, expressing worries and concerns about how compensation is being delivered. 'The slowness and uncertainty about when someone might expect to receive compensation are central kernels. They are not, however, the only ones. These matters need to be explored in public.' He added: 'The Inquiry will do everything in its power to identify action that can be taken by the Government and by the infected blood in compensation authority to improve the delivery of compensation and to ensure that justice is done.' Groups representing people infected and affected by the scandal and people infected themselves gave evidence on Wednesday morning. Andrew Evans, from the campaign group Tainted Blood, told the hearing: 'We have around 2,100 members, all of whom are in a desperate state at the moment since the announcement of the Government's compensation package and things that have unfolded since.' Mr Evans, who was infected with HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood products during treatment for haemophilia as a child, shared a quote from one of the members of the Tainted Blood group. 'I'm utterly exhausted,' he read. 'The anguish is beyond words. I just want this over.' He said that victims have been left feeling 'betrayed and disappointed' adding: 'People have given up on any expectation of receiving anything. 'They have lost all hope of ever getting justice.' Mr Evans added: 'It's a long-held feeling that governments wish to drag the scandal out in order that the longer it goes on, the more people die and the less compensation will need to be paid.' Gary Webster was infected while at Lord Mayor's Treloar School and College in Hampshire (Ben Whitley/PA) Gary Webster, who was infected with HIV and hepatitis C when he attend Lord Mayor's Treloar School in Hampshire (Treloar's) in the 1970s and 80s, said his experience with the compensation scheme had been a 'nightmare'. The 60-year-old said: 'I've asked around the Trealor's boys that are amongst us now and their families about how they think the process is going, and the words they come back with were: 'Despicable, distraught, hoodwinked, betrayed, hurt, forgotten'. 'People will not get their compensation and a lot of claims will die with them. 'It's just too slow, and people won't get the justice they deserve.' The report into the infected blood scandal was published in May 2024 (Jeff Moore/PA) Campaigner Carolyn Challis was infected with hepatitis C when she received blood transfusions during chemotherapy treatment for lymphatic cancer between 1992 and 1993. The mother-of-three from North Devon said: 'We feel gaslit, marginalised and abused by successive governments that purport to care, but evidently do not. 'We're suffering from sustained trauma. We should not still be fighting.' Nigel Hamilton, chairman of Haemophilia Northern Ireland, added: 'We are entitled to justice and we will have justice.' This week we're contacting everyone who's infected and registered with an existing support scheme to let them know we have their details for a claim and will be in touch when their claim can begin. We are also asking for anyone who is nearing the end of their life to contact us… — Infected Blood Compensation Authority (@IBCA_UK) April 14, 2025 Alan Burgess, a campaigner who was co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C while receiving treatment for haemophilia, said: 'I can't believe we are back here today.' When asked about the quality of engagement from the Cabinet Office and the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA), Mr Burgess said: 'I'd like to say that they engaged with us, but they didn't. 'They talked down to us. They were condescending. They had a scripted answer for everything we had. 'To be honest with you, it's almost a waste of time being there – they weren't going to take any notice of what we said.' He also told the hearing victims were dying while the process was ongoing, with one of his friends dying just weeks ago. Mary Grindley, who has been campaigning for 45 years, told the inquiry engagement from the Government has been a 'tick-box exercise', adding: 'In reality, the decisions have been made behind closed doors.' The grandmother gave up teaching in 1991 to look after her husband, John, who contracted HIV and hepatitis C while receiving treatment for haemophilia who died from Aids in 1994 at the age of 41. Mrs Grindley, now 76, said: 'There are widows who have died who will now get no compensation… I think this is disgraceful.' More than 30,000 people in the UK were infected with HIV and hepatitis C after they were given contaminated blood and blood products between the 1970s and early 1990s. Some 3,000 people died as a result and survivors are living with lifelong health implications. In her October budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves allocated £11.8 billion to compensate victims, administered by the IBCA. As of April 24, some 475 people have been invited to make a claim and 77 payments have been made totalling more than £78 million, according to IBCA figures. Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds has been called to give evidence on Wednesday afternoon while Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) officials will be quizzed by inquiry lawyers on Thursday.
