Final infected blood inquiry report delayed until May
The publication of a final report into the infected blood scandal has been delayed until May.
The chairman of the public inquiry, Sir Brian Langstaff, said more time was needed to prepare "a report of this gravity".
Victims and their families were initially told they would learn the findings in autumn last year.
That date was pushed back until March, and the inquiry has now confirmed the further delay to 20 May 2024.
"I am sorry to tell you that the report will be published later than March. That is not what I had intended," added Sir Brian.
"When I reviewed the plans for publication, I nonetheless had to accept that a limited amount of further time is needed to publish a report of this gravity and do justice to what has happened."
It is thought about 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 1980s.
More than 3,000 have died in what has been described by MPs as the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.
Source: BBC News, 17 January 2024
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