April 2022 Today marks more than 2.5 years on from giving my oral witness statement to the Infected Blood Public Inquiry. Sadly, we are still seeing a victim of this scandal die every ninety six hours, as the commitments made by the British government remain without action. In my closing statement I spoke from the heart and I […]
Read moreTAINTED BLOOD AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA’S WORST PUBLIC HEALTH SCANDAL Tainted blood has impacted thousands of Australians. Right up until the 1990’s patients were exposed to blood and blood products that were tainted by deadly viruses. Victims of this scandal include adults, children, pregnant women, haemophiliacs, the sick, the anaemic, accident victims, and those having had elective surgery, they have not been […]
Read moreHaemophilia Society Summaries From The Inquiry Hearings 13th October 2020 The Infected Blood Inquiry heard evidence from Dr Brian Colvin, director of the Royal London’s haemophilia Centre from 1977-2007. In four days of hearings, there were also presentations on Oxford Haemophilia Centre and St Thomas’ Haemophilia Centre as well as the conclusion of a presentation into the role of Professor […]
Read morePRESS RELEASE 17/09/2020 Lord David Owen will give evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry as it reopens on Tuesday 22nd September The UK’s largest ever statutory inquiry, The Infected Blood Inquiry, chaired by Sir Brian Langstaff, will reopen on Tuesday 22nd September with former Health Minister Lord David Owen due as its first witness of this session. Lord Owen’s evidence […]
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Read moreThe Infected Blood Inquiry The Inquiry will examine why men, women and children in the UK were given infected blood and/or infected blood products; the impact on their families; how the authorities (including government) responded; the nature of any support provided following infection; questions of consent; and whether there was a cover-up. Inquiry News & Updates September 2020 Inquiry publishes […]
Read moreNo one should be told their identity is something that can be cured. Yet many lesbian, gay, bi and trans people are being poorly treated by health and social care services, including by staff who believe that sexual orientation or gender identity is something that can be ‘cured’. In fact, our Unhealthy Attitudes (2015) report found that 10 per cent of health and […]
Read moreHIV / AIDS NEWS We are excited to announce that you can now access the sessions from the 23rd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020: Virtual), via the conference website. Explore hundreds of hours of digital content including on-demand sessions, e-posters and global village sessions on your own schedule. https://cattendee.abstractsonline.com/meeting/9289 New HIV Variant is Resistant to Antiretroviral Drugs New Zealand HIV […]
Read moreMental Health News & Updates Mental health: a state of well-being Updated August 2014 Mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realises his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community. The positive […]
Read more70 Years of support The Haemophilia Society The path for anyone trying to bring about change is never easy and over the decades I have thought about giving up. But anyone who knows me will also know that is never really an option for me as I do not give up. Change is happening and my article published in […]
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