UK contaminated blood inquiry

Kevin Slater became the first haemophiliac in the UK to test HIV positive and die of Aids, an inquiry hears.

Haemophiliac patients were not immediately told they had contracted the virus from contaminated blood, an inquiry hears.

In July last year health minister Vaughan Gething said he wanted the issue resolved quickly.

Northern Ireland victims of the scandal will receive the same payments as those in the rest of the UK.

Payments to NI contaminated blood victims are to be brought in line with those in England.

Northern Ireland victims of the contaminated blood scandal met the health minister on Thursday.

Welsh victims who were infected with HIV and hepatitis C gain access to psychological support.

In some cases victims in NI can get up to £14,000 a year less than those in the rest of the UK.

A Scottish facility had spare capacity to produce safe blood products in the 1980s but risky supplies were still imported.

Victims of the contaminated blood scandal worry they may die before payment parity issues are resolved.

In some cases victims in NI can get up to £14,000 a year less than those in the rest of the UK.

Equal financial support should be given to all those affected in the UK, the judge says.

An inquiry has heard how victims, including a seven-year-old boy, were given HIV infected blood.

The family of brothers Haydn and Gareth Lewis, who both died in 2010, want answers.

A deceased NHS consultant "could have faced charges over HIV and hepatitis C deaths", lawyer claims.

Paul Summers was not told of his HIV infection by his specialist, the contaminated blood inquiry hears.