Bad Blood.
Over a couple of decades the NHS gave it's patients infected imported blood. As many as 3000 is thought to have died and 30,000 possibly infected.
The long waited enquiry starts today.
ANy reactions?
Socialized system. Of course.
I wondered how long it would take for the rightards to crawl out from under their rocks. ALL THE CONTAMINATED BLOOD CAME FROM the USA's privatized health system. USA private health caused as much death in the UK as 9/11.
better socialized healthcare than the private for profit healthcare system the US has, which sees many of your citizens die or go into debt or bankruptcy just for getting sick. The USA's health system is on par with 3rd world countries' healthcare systems and that is sad and pathetic for a nation claiming itself as the leader of the free world.
Here’s a list of all the countries that have gone back to private medical coverage because it’s so much better :
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@zesty Rather than your knee jerk reaction based wholly on your indoctrinated prejudice and complete lack of basic knowledge and facts, I learned this fact from the BBC this morning.
I suggest you spend some time finding out rather than take stuff on faith from the likes of Fox News.
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This was a known issue in Canada and many other Countries in the 70/80’s. My mother received a letter from the province to go get tested about 15 years after she had a blood transfusion. Wonder why they are investigating it now?
Legal wheels turn slowly. This is going to be a massive class action. with compensation.