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North Wales Chronicle
20-05-2025
- Health
- North Wales Chronicle
The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School
The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School focuses on the stories of haemophiliac children at the Lord Mayor Treloar School in Hampshire. They were sent to the specialist boarding school with the promise of a 'normal childhood', but instead became victims of secret medical research which left many of them with Hepatitis and HIV. A summary on the Radio Times website adds: "Revealing the true stories of the students of The Lord Mayor Treloar School and Hospital, a place where young haemophiliacs were given Factor VIII, a drug they thought was a cure but was actually a death sentence. "Through deeply personal testimony, this documentary pieces together a story of secret clinical trials, medical negligence and the fight for truth at the heart of the worst medical disaster in NHS history." Of the 122 haemophiliacs who attended Treloar's in the 1970s and 1980s, only around 30 are still alive today. Jo Clinton-Davis, Controller of Factual ITV, said: 'As they continue their fight for justice, the raw truth of how thousands were affected by the 1970s and 1980s infected blood scandal is told by some of the last remaining victims themselves in this emotional documentary. "It's shocking how these men have suffered all these years from something that was covered up and could have been prevented.' Our next film 'The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School' is coming to ITV and ITVX at 9pm on the 20th of May! Read about it on our website here - Anna Hall, Executive Producer at Candour Productions, said: 'The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School shows the devastating effect first-hand of a lifetime spent unearthing what happened to our survivors when they were just children. "We are so humbled to have worked with the four men in this film who wanted to make this in honour of their school friends who died, so that the truth would finally be told.' As reported by BBC News, in the 1970s and 1980s, more than 30,000 people in the UK were infected with HIV and hepatitis C after being given contaminated blood products. One group that was impacted by this were haemophiliacs, who had rare disorders which meant their blood didn't clot properly. Set your reminders, Tuesday 20th May ITV 9pm (Also available to stream on ITV X) The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School 💔💛🖤@chriswardmp @metpoliceuk @sussex_police @HaemoSocUK @UN @EHC_Haemophilia @wfhemophilia @ukhomeoffice @YvetteCooperMP @MoJGovUK @wesstreeting In the 1970s, a new treatment using donated human blood plasma was developed to replace clotting agents in haemophiliacs, but entire batches were contaminated with deadly viruses. An inquiry found that about 1,250 people in the UK with bleeding disorders went on to develop both HIV and hepatitis C, including 380 children. About two-thirds later died of Aids-related illnesses, with some unintentionally passing it onto their partners. Recommended reading: ITV to release documentary about infected blood scandal featuring victims' stories Which blood type is the rarest? How to find out your blood type The best exercise to lower your blood pressure according to new study Another 2,400 to 5,000 people developed hepatitis C on its own, which can cause cirrhosis and liver cancer. BBC News adds: "It is difficult to know the exact number of people infected with hepatitis C, partly because it can take decades for symptoms to appear." A second group of patients were given contaminated blood transfusions after childbirth, surgery or other medical treatment between 1970 and 1991. In total, it is thought around 3,000 people have died due to the infected blood scandal.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How to watch new ITV documentary on British contaminated blood scandal
A new ITV documentary relating to the British contaminated blood scandal will be airing tonight (Tuesday, May 20). The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School focuses on the stories of haemophiliac children at the Lord Mayor Treloar School in Hampshire. They were sent to the specialist boarding school with the promise of a 'normal childhood', but instead became victims of secret medical research which left many of them with Hepatitis and HIV. A summary on the Radio Times website adds: "Revealing the true stories of the students of The Lord Mayor Treloar School and Hospital, a place where young haemophiliacs were given Factor VIII, a drug they thought was a cure but was actually a death sentence. "Through deeply personal testimony, this documentary pieces together a story of secret clinical trials, medical negligence and the fight for truth at the heart of the worst medical disaster in NHS history." Of the 122 haemophiliacs who attended Treloar's in the 1970s and 1980s, only around 30 are still alive today. Jo Clinton-Davis, Controller of Factual ITV, said: 'As they continue their fight for justice, the raw truth of how thousands were affected by the 1970s and 1980s infected blood scandal is told by some of the last remaining victims themselves in this emotional documentary. "It's shocking how these men have suffered all these years from something that was covered up and could have been prevented.' Our next film 'The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School' is coming to ITV and ITVX at 9pm on the 20th of May! Read about it on our website here - — Candour Productions (@CandourTV) May 16, 2025 Anna Hall, Executive Producer at Candour Productions, said: 'The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School shows the devastating effect first-hand of a lifetime spent unearthing what happened to our survivors when they were just children. "We are so humbled to have worked with the four men in this film who wanted to make this in honour of their school friends who died, so that the truth would finally be told.' As reported by BBC News, in the 1970s and 1980s, more than 30,000 people in the UK were infected with HIV and hepatitis C after being given contaminated blood products. One group that was impacted by this were haemophiliacs, who had rare disorders which meant their blood didn't clot properly. Set your reminders, Tuesday 20th May ITV 9pm (Also available to stream on ITV X) The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School 💔💛🖤@chriswardmp @metpoliceuk @sussex_police @HaemoSocUK @UN @EHC_Haemophilia @wfhemophilia @ukhomeoffice @YvetteCooperMP @MoJGovUK @wesstreeting — Mark Antony Ward (@Haemosexual) May 14, 2025 In the 1970s, a new treatment using donated human blood plasma was developed to replace clotting agents in haemophiliacs, but entire batches were contaminated with deadly viruses. An inquiry found that about 1,250 people in the UK with bleeding disorders went on to develop both HIV and hepatitis C, including 380 children. About two-thirds later died of Aids-related illnesses, with some unintentionally passing it onto their partners. Recommended reading: ITV to release documentary about infected blood scandal featuring victims' stories Which blood type is the rarest? How to find out your blood type The best exercise to lower your blood pressure according to new study Another 2,400 to 5,000 people developed hepatitis C on its own, which can cause cirrhosis and liver cancer. BBC News adds: "It is difficult to know the exact number of people infected with hepatitis C, partly because it can take decades for symptoms to appear." A second group of patients were given contaminated blood transfusions after childbirth, surgery or other medical treatment between 1970 and 1991. In total, it is thought around 3,000 people have died due to the infected blood scandal.
Tom's Guide
19-05-2025
- Health
- Tom's Guide
How to watch 'The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School' online from anywhere
The title - "The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School" - may do a lot of the heavy lifting but the scandal surrounding secret clinical trials that led to over 30,000 people becoming infected with HIV and Hepatitis C after being given contaminated blood products and blood transfusions in the 1970s and 1980s is only half the story... Here's how to watch "The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School" from anywhere with a VPN — and potentially for free. "The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School" airs on ITV on Tuesday, May 20 at 9 p.m. BST in the U.K.. It will also be available to stream live and on demand on ITVX for FREE.• FREE STREAM — ITV/ ITVX (U.K.)• Watch anywhere — try NordVPN 100% risk-free The film majors on the tragic personal stories of the haemophiliac children at the Lord Mayor Treloar School in Hampshire, a specialist boarding school that promised a 'normal childhood'. That became far from the truth and the documentary focuses on the scandal surrounding the decision to, as one survivor puts it, "exploit the opportunity to do research on children." However, the implications are far wider. The disastrous policy killed many others and, it is estimated, led to the co-infection of around 1,250 people with bleeding disorders with HIV and Hepatitis C and another 2,400 to 5,000 people developing Hepatitis C on its own. Of the 122 children at Lord Mayor Treloar School who were subjected to the revolutionary Factor Eight 'miracle cure', only 30 are alive today. And that's all before we get to the cover-up and the fight for compensation that is still on-going (cf. "Surviving The Post Office"). Read on to find out how to watch "The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School" online and from anywhere. "The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School" airs on ITV on Tuesday, May 20 at 9 p.m. BST in the U.K.. All episodes will also be available to stream live and on demand on ITVX for free. However, you will need a valid TV license to stream content live. If you're outside of the U.K. when it's on, you can use a VPN to get around the geo-restrictions that will prevent ITVX from working. Scroll down for more information and instructions. Thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network), "The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School" should be available to Brits no matter where they are. The software makes your devices to appear to be back in your home country regardless of where in the world you find yourself. Our favorite is NordVPN – and you can find out why just below and in our NordVPN review. If you've heard of NordVPN, there's a good reason: We specialize in testing and reviewing VPN services and NordVPN is the one we rate best. It's outstanding at unblocking streaming services, it's fast and it has top-level security features too. With over 7,000 servers, across 110+ countries, and at a great price too, it's easy to recommend. Get 70% off with this NordVPN deal Using a VPN is incredibly simple. 1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite. 2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you're in the U.S. and want to view a British service, you'd select U.K. from the list. 3. Sit back and enjoy the show. Head to ITVX and stream "The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School" for free. Unfortunately, "The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School" has no release date in the U.S.. We will tell you here first if that changes. But don't panic. Brits traveling in the U.S. could look in to using a VPN to stream for free as they would back home. We recommend NordVPN. "The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School" has no release date Down Under as yet. If that changes you will read about it here first. However, if you're traveling and geo-blocking won't let you connect to the streaming platforms you use back home, purchasing a VPN will enable you to watch "The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School" online, no matter where you are. We recommend NordVPN. As with the U.S. and Australia, "The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School" has no release date in Canada as yet. Traveling to Canada from England? Signing up to NordVPN will help you access your preferred streaming service when you're overseas. Again, there is no release date for "The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School" in New Zealand. Nevertheless, if you are a Brit visiting New Zealand you can watch the show with a VPN. We recommend NordVPN. There will. As yet unnamed, the forthcoming ITV series will be written by Peter Moffatt (the man behind "Silk", "Criminal Justice", "Your Honour" and "Scoop"). "It's been a great privilege to meet those infected and affected and to learn about what they have been through," he has said. "When I started researching this story I knew next to nothing about it. I'm even more ashamed that this ignorance is shared by nearly everyone I mention it to... the victims have been let down again and again by the state - I hope in some small way this drama can help their voices be heard." When details become available, you'll hear about it here first. No, not for the moment. We test and review VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses. For example: 1. Accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service). 2. Protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad. We do not support or condone the illegal or malicious use of VPN services. Consuming pirated content that is paid-for is neither endorsed nor approved by Future Publishing.
Telegraph
05-05-2025
- Health
- Telegraph
Infected blood victims ‘could die before getting payouts'
People given infected blood in one of the worst treatment disasters in NHS history are 'scared they won't live to see compensation', campaigners have warned. The inquiry into the infected blood scandal will reopen later this week amid concerns surrounding compensation for victims. Officials said the hearings, to be held on May 7 and 8, will examine the 'timeliness and adequacy of the Government's response to compensation'. Gary Webster, who was infected with HIV and hepatitis C during his time at Lord Mayor Treloar School in Hampshire in the 1970s and 80s, said he felt 'things have gone downhill' since the inquiry published its main report in May last year. He told the PA news agency: 'Things aren't going the way they should be going – it's too slow and there seems to be a random system of who they pick. 'We fought for so many years to get to this stage … and now they're saying they hope to pay all the infected by the end of 2027 and they hope to pay the affected by the end of 2029. 'Well, there's two people dying a week – you only have to do the sums yourself to work out that's a lot of people that aren't going to get paid, aren't going to get the justice and will die not knowing what happened.' 'It just compounds the injury,' the 60-year-old added. 'I think people are scared now that they're not going to survive until they get compensation.' The Haemophilia Society said people's lives had been 'ruined' by the scandal and said delays to the compensation scheme had 'added to their suffering'. Kate Burt, the chief executive of the charity, said: 'Far from supporting this deeply damaged community, the delays and uncertainty created by the Government have added to their suffering. 'We hope the inquiry's new investigation will identify the urgent actions needed to fix this compensation scheme so that payments can be delivered quickly to everyone whose lives were ruined by this scandal.' More than 30,000 people in the UK were infected with HIV and hepatitis C after they were given contaminated blood transfusions and blood products in the 1970s and early 1990s. Some 3,000 people died as a result, while some survivors are living with ongoing health implications. Justine Gordon-Smith, whose father died after being infected with hepatitis C, said those affected by the scandal felt as though they were 'at the back of the queue'. Her father Randolph Peter Gordon-Smith, who had haemophilia, died in 2018. Ms Gordon-Smith, from Edinburgh, said: 'Of course, the infected should be prioritised because they are the ones who are directly injured – I think what we're concerned about is the degree of elderly affected people – the widows that are in their 80s, the ageing parents. 'I would like there to be more recognition of secondary impact on people – family members, including parents, widows, children, such as myself, have been forced to make huge sacrifices in our lives.' Des Collins, a senior partner at Collins Solicitors, which is representing a significant number of those affected by the scandal, said: 'People are dying as they wait for justice. They haven't seen it. In some cases, the claims die with them.' On the hearings, he added: 'They are relieved that at last, something appears to be happening, but there is a sense of we've been here before, and nothing ever seems to change.' Rachel Halford, the chief executive of the Hepatitis C Trust, said: 'A year on from the Infected Blood Inquiry report, the community is alienated, the compensation system is beset with problems, and almost nothing has been done to action the other 11 inquiry recommendations. 'Government must stop ignoring their concerns about the compensation system, its serious inadequacies, IBCA's [Infected Blood Compensation Authority] complete lack of independence, and the glacial rate at which people are being invited to claim. 'After 50 years, this is the least people deserve. They just want to move on with their lives. Yet for too many people, this last year has exacerbated decades of suffering.' Groups representing people infected and affected by the scandal and people infected themselves will give evidence during the latest hearings. Nick Thomas-Symonds, the Cabinet Office minister, will also give evidence, along with senior officials from the IBCA. In April, Mr Thomas-Symonds said he was 'restless for progress' in issuing payments to the victims. The Infected Blood Inquiry published its main report in May last year, and a compensation scheme was announced a day later. Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor, allocated £11.8 billion in her October Budget to compensate victims, administered by the IBCA. But victims have since contacted the inquiry with concerns about the compensation scheme. Sir Brian Langstaff, the inquiry chairman, said the victims and families of those affected had been left feeling distressed and powerless by the Government's approach. He said those affected 'do not have time on their side'. 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. A spokesman for the IBCA said: 'Those impacted by the infected blood scandal have waited decades for recognition and compensation, and that is why our priority remains paying as many people as soon as possible. 'We have learned from every claim we have supported since we started to open our service in October 2024. Now we are using everything we have learned to increase the number of claims each week. 'At the end of April, we opened our service to 200 more people and from May 5 we will open our service to another 200 people. From then on, we will ask for an average of 100 people to start their claims each and every week.' A Government spokesman said: 'The victims of this scandal have suffered unspeakably. We remain fully committed to co-operating with the inquiry, are acting on its recommendations, and are grateful for its work to date. 'We have paid nearly £80 million in compensation so far, and have set aside £11.8 billion to deliver what is one of the most comprehensive compensation schemes in modern history.'
