Brian Langstaff urges overhaul of compensation system, which report says was designed without consulting victims

Compensation for infected blood victims needs to be delivered faster, campaigners have said on the first anniversary of a public inquiry report into what has been described as the worst treatment disaster in NHS history. "We are dying at pace, the government needs to be working at pace, not just talking about it," one campaigner said on Tuesday as a letter calling for action was handed in to the prime minister.

A UK report by Sir Brian Langstaff found that government failings in the infected blood compensation scheme are causing victims further psychological harm. The report criticizes the lack of victim involvement in the scheme's design and operation. Thousands of people were infected with HIV and hepatitis via contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 80s, and only a small fraction have received compensation.

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