Payments of £100,000 for the victims of the infected blood scandal are a "pivotal step" but there is still "a lot of work to be done" to ensure their suffering is compensated, a Scottish charity has warned. Bereaved spouses and partners registered on the scheme will also receive the payouts, but the parents and children of victims will not. READ MORE: Blood inquiry chair orders £100,000 payouts 'without delay'Around 3,000 people in Scotland were infected with hepatitis C as a result of contaminated blood and blood products used on the NHS during the 1970s and 1980s. Haemophilia Scotland welcomed the announcement but warned there are still unanswered details, including when the money would be distributed via the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme. "The Infected Blood Inquiry has been a long and harrowing process.

Source: The Herald August 17, 2022 23:03 UTC