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Sep 2020
Section: Medical Negligence
Contaminated blood scandal victims welcome increase in financial support
Victims in Northern Ireland of the contaminated blood scandal have welcomed an increase in financial support to them. Previously, Northern Ireland victims have received less than those in Scotland, England and Wales. Now, NI’s Health Minister Robin Swann, has confirmed an increase in annual payments from £18,745 to just under £45,000, which will bring them…