On 22 October, The Hepatitis C Trust met with David Foley, interim IBCA Chief Executive and Sir Robert Francis, interim Chair, as well as other...
The Hepatitis C Trust and partners win NHS Wales Award 2024 for prison work
The Hepatitis C Trust was part of a multi-discipline team honoured with the NHS Wales Team Culture Award at a ceremony last night. Alongside colleagues...
Registration opens for interim infected blood compensation for estates
The Government has announced that estates of people who have died as a result of the Infected Blood Scandal can now apply to receive an...
The Hepatitis C Trust to meet with IBCA to discuss compensation concerns
A meeting between The Hepatitis C Trust and representatives from the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) has been scheduled for 22 October. We will be...
Watch our recent webinar session about the Infected Blood Compensation scheme
On 30 September, we hosted a webinar session covering what we know (and don’t know) about the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme so far. You can...
Join us for our webinar on compensation
Please join us for our upcoming webinar about compensation for people who received infected blood and/ or blood products in the UK. This event is...
Government gives statement on formation of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority
On Monday 2 September, Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office Nick Thomas Symonds MP gave an update to the House of Commons on...
Infected Blood Compensation Legislation established
Today the Government has laid regulations establishing the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) and giving it the power to make compensation payments. The regulations came...
A guide to understanding the Government’s 16 August announcement on compensation
On 16 August, the Government announced its latest updates about the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme for those who received infected blood and blood products and...
Infected blood compensation payouts to start by end of year, says government
This morning, the government has published an update on the infected blood compensation scheme. The announcement confirmed that support payments through the infected blood support schemes...
Sir Robert Francis publishes recommendations on Infected Blood compensation scheme
Yesterday (14 August), Sir Robert Francis published his further recommendations to government to address concerns and issues with the current infected blood compensation proposals. Sir...
Newsletter: Summer 2024
Peers come together for conference in Birmingham To mark World Hepatitis Day, we hosted a conference in Birmingham for our peer volunteers. Our peer volunteer programme...
Announcement of the passing of Jeff Clark
It is with deep sadness that The Hepatitis C Trust announces the recent death of peer volunteer Jeff Clark. Jeff had been volunteering with the...
Summary of the Government’s 26 July announcement on compensation
On Friday 26 July, the new Paymaster General Nick Thomas-Symonds MP made a statement to the House of Commons on the Government’s progress in responding...
A summary of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority’s engagement meetings
On 19 June we met with Sir Robert Francis, and several people working on the development of the IBCA including the interim CEO David Foley...
Meeting with Sir Robert Francis
On Wednesday we met with Sir Robert Francis, and several people working on the development of the IBCA including the interim CEO David Foley and...
The Hepatitis C Trust to attend compensation scheme meeting
Sir Robert Francis, interim Chair of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) is holding a series of meetings this week with campaign groups, individuals and...
Announcement of the passing of Neil Batten
It is with deep sadness that The Hepatitis C Trust announces the recent death of our beloved colleague Neil Batten. Our sincere condolences are with...
A guide to understanding the Government’s 21 May announcement on compensation
On 21 May 2024, the Government announced its plans for the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme for those who received infected blood and blood products and...
Infected Blood Inquiry Report: Hepatitis C Trust response
Monday 20 May saw the publication of the Infected Blood inquiry Report, a vindication for everyone who has been campaigning for justice for people given...
