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As the inquiry publishes its final report, the chancellor is under pressure to find £10bn to put right a longstanding injustice

The infected blood scandal has been hailed the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS. Over 3,000 people have died as a result of receiving contaminated blood products in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, and it is estimated that an infected person still dies every four days.

Exclusive: contaminated blood campaigners say internal 1976 Immuno AG document proves British government negligence

After the prime minister acted to help hundreds of postmasters wrongly prosecuted by the Post Office, he has been told to roll out compensation to victims of the infected blood scandal

Many of those affected are frustrated their cause is not getting the same attention as the Post Office Horizon scandal

MPs pass amendment calling for creation of a compensation body to be set up by the end of the year

Interminable public inquiries won’t give the victims of medical scandals and miscarriages of justice their lives back , says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The long read: As a victim of one of the NHS’s worst failures, I campaigned for years for an investigation into what led to so many people becoming infected with deadly viruses. Finally we got an inquiry – but did we get answers?

The government is nearly out of time as it dithers over compensation. So no more platitudes, no more delays, says MP Diana Johnson