Death in the Blood (Hardcover)

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 summer 2023. Death in the Blood will be based on thousands of government documents, court and inquiry transcripts, plus interviews with prime ministers, cabinet ministers, Downing Street advisers, senior civil servants, doctors, and above all the victims and their families whose personal testimony forms the beating heart of this book.

General

Imprint:	Headline Book Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Caroline Wheeler
Dimensions:	240 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-540524-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > Hospital administration & management Promotions
LSN:	1-03-540524-5
Barcode:	9781035405244

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