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Infected blood scandal: government has promised compensation but will justice really be done?

The UK government has announced its plan to compensate thousands of infected blood victims and families. Following the publication of the long-awaited final report of the infected blood inquiry, the paymaster general, John Glen, announced a new infected blood compensation scheme. Some estimates suggest the scheme will top £10 billion.

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Huge drop in health and social care worker visa applications could ‘destabilise’ sector, leaders warn

Applications for health and social care worker visas drop by 76 per cent year on year

The Independent UK

These are the UK's most in-demand jobs, according to Indeed CV searches

Nurse and chef are among the most in-demand roles

Evening Standard

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PMQs sketch: Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer unite in condemning UK's culture of scandal after infected blood

NHS scandal and sepsis survivor Craig Mackinlay were the talk of the House at Prime Minister’s Questions

Evening Standard

Where the inflation and national debt figures leave Sunak’s five priorities

Most of the Prime Minister’s five priorities had not been achieved by the end of last year.

The Independent UK

Craig Mackinlay gets standing ovation as Tory MP returns to Parliament after losing limbs to sepsis

Craig Mackinlay attended Prime Minister Questions for the first time since he was struck down by the deadly illness last year

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak is holding out for a feelgood factor. It will only come once he’s gone

Lower inflation won’t help the Tories when everything still feels expensive and public services are on their knees, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Sharp rise in type 2 diabetes among people under 40 in UK

Diagnoses up 39% in six years, with condition fuelled by obesity, health inequalities and junk food, study finds

The Guardian - UK

Fish oil may increase risk of heart conditions and stroke, study finds

But supplements could reduce likelihood of heart attack for people who already have cardiovascular disease

The Guardian - UK

Is NHS psychiatric care on the brink of collapse? Sign up to our free panel event

Join The Independent’s health correspondent Rebecca Thomas and a panel of experts as they dive into the heart of the issues plaguing the NHS’ mental health services

The Independent UK

Infected blood inquiry: passage of time no bar to prosecutions, lawyers say

National Police Chiefs’ Council sets up team to examine report as lawyers confirm prosecutions are still possible

The Guardian - UK

First infected blood scandal victims to receive payments by end of 2024

Cabinet Office minister John Glen said all those affected by the scandal will be eligible to claim compensation under the scheme

The Independent UK

Infected blood inquiry: First victims of scandal to receive compensation by end of year

Those affected by scandal will also receive further interim payments of £210,000 starting in the summer

Evening Standard

Health could be winning issue for Labour but delivery will be hard - new analysis

Exclusive new Ipsos poll suggests the NHS tops voter concerns

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Infected blood victims could get compensation payments of over £2.5m

Minister lays out details of compensation scheme day after damning report found NHS and government culpable for scandal

The Independent UK

Watch live: Government expected to announce £10bn infected blood scandal compensation

Watch live as the Government is expected to announce a £10bn infected blood scandal compensation for victims on Tuesday (21 May).

The Independent UK

The school killed by contaminated blood: Of 122 boys infected only 30 are still alive

Infected blood inquiry has revealed children at Lord Mayor Treloar College between 1970 and 1987 were ‘treated like guinea pigs’

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Fixing the NHS will be top of voters' list of priorities

If falling living standards and a spluttering economy were the only objections the public had with the Conservative Party, Rishi Sunak might not be 20 points behind in the polls. But anyone who has tried to secure a GP appointment recently knows that public services, and in particular the National…

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Evening Standard

Early heart disease deaths in Barking and Dagenham double those of richest areas

British Heart Foundation says ‘urgent action’ needed to prevent further deaths

Evening Standard

Fixing NHS crisis is Britain’s immediate top priority for Sir Keir Starmer if he becomes PM - new poll

Exclusive: Ipsos survey for The Standard found 63% of adults naming improving the health service as one of the three or four issues a Labour government, if elected, should focus on in first six months

The National (Scotland)

Inverness doctor raises thousands of pounds to get family out of Gaza

A BRITISH-Palestinian NHS doctor has raised more than £100,000 to rescue his family members from Gaza but most of them have been unable to leave…

The Independent UK

Infected blood scandal: Calls for Hillsborough law to stop future NHS cover-ups as £10bn compensation unveiled

A £10 bn compensation package is set to be outlined in parliament today for all those affected by the blood scandal

Evening Standard

Police to look 'very carefully' at corporate manslaughter charges for infected blood scandal, says minister

The Infected Blood Inquiry delivered a damning report into the biggest treatment scandal in NHS history

The Guardian - UK

‘I am very uncomfortable’: MND patient’s long wait for wheelchair

Delays at AJM Healthcare mean Rosy Bremer, 52, has spent hundreds on private hire

The Guardian - UK

NHS trusts across England say cost of living crisis has worsened health

Exclusive: 96% of trusts surveyed say health worse in local area, with more than half of those saying decline significant

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