My name is Sam Rushby. I lost my Mother, Father and four-month old baby sister to HIV as a result of the infected blood scandal. By the time I was three years old, my entire family had died. I lost them because my father received HIV-infected blood products, unwittingly infecting my mother, who gave birth to her HIV-positive daughter. Evidence seen by the Infected Blood Inquiry has proven that the Government, pharmaceutical companies and the medical profession knew that these blood products were infected. No one, including my family, was warned. They were three of the thousands of people impacted by this scandal.

For the past six years, the infected blood inquiry has been investigating how this happened. During this time, victims and bereaved family members like me have been left waiting for compensation even though the Inquiry recommended compensation over a year ago. The Government has promised compensation, but we are asking - what are they waiting for? 

We demand the government ensure that the compensation scheme (the Infected Blood Compensation Authority) for victims of the infected blood scandal is fully operational and accepting applications for compensation before the end of 2024.

Victims and bereaved families have waited long enough. Given the commitments made by the current government to pay compensation, it would be a devastating injustice for redress to be delayed any further. 

Please support our call for fair compensation to urgently be delivered to those impacted by the biggest medical treatment scandal in British history.

(Clip from BBC Panorama, full episode here - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001z849/panorama-infected-blood-time-for-answers)