PRESS 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 […]
Read moreAdvice Support & Information 0345 3 30 30 30 LGBT Foundation Website Stay Home. Save Lives. Safe The NHS. Following the launch of our partnership with LGBT Foundation and the next generation USB fast charging 5-in-1 cable which raises £1.00 donation to the LGBT foundation with each sale, we are showing our support to the NHS, as such we are […]
Read moreHaemophilia A trial results ‘mind-blowing’ By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent, BBC News British doctors say they have achieved “mind-blowing” results in an attempt to rid people of haemophilia A. Patients are born with a genetic defect that means they do not produce a protein needed to stop bleeding. Thirteen patients given the gene therapy at Barts Health […]
Read moreISSUE IDENTIFIED IN BPL PLASMA PRODUCTS PRODUCTION 19TH JULY 2017 JEFFERSON COURTNEY The Department of Health (DH) published a statement (below) this morning regarding an issue identified during a routine inspection of Bio Products Laboratory (BPL) and their production of plasma derived blood products. The statement says that there was a problem with the computer software which controls the […]
Read moreContaminated blood scandal: Labour’s Burnham threatens to go to police The former health secretary says he is prepared to go to the police with the “serious allegations” if the Government does not act. Labour’s Andy Burnham has told Sky News he has “extensive” evidence from victims of the contaminated blood scandal. The former health secretary, who is now mayor of […]
Read morePetition to save local HIV charity The Sussex Beacon hits 10,000 signatures January 27, 2017 Simon Dowe, CEO of the Sussex Beacon Over ten thousand people have now signed a petition asking the Government to take action to save local HIV charity, The Sussex Beacon. Following cuts to the funding it receives from the NHS, the charity may have to […]
Read moreFor more information, or if you would like to speak to someone, contact details of organisations are below. For men who have sex with other men and are living with a bleeding disorder, you can find related articles throughout the Haemosexual website. Haemophilia Scotland is a registered charity (No. SC044298) based in Scotland for people who have haemophilia, von Willebrands and […]
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