Contaminated blood was given to many thousands of people in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 during the 1970s and 1980s.

The Independent Inquiry into Contaminated Blood and Blood Products, chaired by Baron Archer of Sandwell

Peter Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell

Peter Kingsley Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell, PC , is a Labour Party member of the House of Lords.He was previously the Member of Parliament for Rowley Regis and Tipton and for Warley West, having first been elected in the 1966 general election until his leaving the House of Commons at the 1992...

, aimed to uncover the causes of the events that led to thousands of infections and deaths. Lord Robert Winston

Robert Winston

Robert Maurice Lipson Winston, Baron Winston is a British professor, medical doctor, scientist, television presenter and politician.-Early life and education :...

 described it as "the worst treatment disaster in the history of the National Health Service

National Health Service

The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...

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External links

• http://www.archercbbp.com/ The Archer Independent Public Inquiry
• http://wwww.taintedblood.info/ Help Group for those affected and infected by Contaminated Blood & Blood Products
• http://www.haemophilia.org.uk/ The UK Haemophilia Society
• http://www.youtube.com/CampaignTB Video, News and Documentary Archive
• http://www.manorhousegroup.co.uk A group for those infected with Hepatitis C, through Contaminated Blood and Blood Products