{"id":260330,"date":"2025-07-09T21:04:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T20:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/infected-blood-victims-harmed-further-by-compensation-scheme-delays-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T21:04:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T20:04:49","slug":"infected-blood-victims-harmed-further-by-compensation-scheme-delays-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/infected-blood-victims-harmed-further-by-compensation-scheme-delays-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Infected blood victims &#8216;harmed further&#8217; by compensation scheme delays | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/2bulUzWZCj4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Infected blood victims 'harmed further' by compensation scheme delays | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2bulUzWZCj4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Victims of the Infected Blood Scandal have been harmed further by compensation delays, a new report by the Infected Blood Inquiry chair has found today.<br \/>\nThe report by Sir Brian Langstaff was commissioned after victims expressed distress and frustration at the handling of the compensation scheme to the inquiry.<br \/>\n&quot;Once again decisions have been made behind closed doors leading to obvious injustices,&quot; wrote Sir Brian.<br \/>\nThe Infected Blood Inquiry warned there has been a &quot;repetition of the mistakes of the past&quot; said the number of people who have been compensated to date is &quot;profoundly unsatisfactory&quot;, calling for &quot;faster and fairer&quot; compensation for victims.<br \/>\nSir Brian provided nine recommendations in total, including a proposal that victims should be able to apply for compensation, rather than have to be invited.<br \/>\nThe &quot;unrealistic&quot; evidence requirement for people suffering psychological harm should also be scrapped, according to the review, as should the practice of a claim dying with the claimant.<br \/>\nSir Brian also recommends the system ensures &quot;as many people as possible receive some compensation in their lifetime&quot;.<br \/>\n\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victims of the Infected Blood Scandal have been harmed further by compensation delays, a new report by the Infected Blood Inquiry chair has found today. 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