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Join us at the infected blood demonstration in September

On Wednesday 2nd September, members of the infected blood community will be holding a protest in Westminster to highlight the Government’s continued failure to deliver...

NHS England announces that 100,000 people have received hepatitis C treatment

Today, NHS England has announced that 100,000 people have accessed treatment for hepatitis C in the last decade. This success means that England is on...

Four Nations on the Road to Elimination for World Hepatitis Day 2026

Today is World Hepatitis Day! Join us in celebrating the success we’ve achieved so far in the fight to eliminate hepatitis C. What is World...

Infected blood victims’ groups ask Andy Burnham MP to finish the fight for justice

Infected blood victims’ groups ask Andy Burnham MP to finish the fight for justice  A delegation of infected blood community groups and charities is calling on Andy Burnham MP to meet with them urgently...

January – June 2026 Newsletter

Hepatitis C Cases Continue to Decrease in England In April, the Government published its latest set of data on hepatitis C in England. Whilst there...

Finish This Fight: Letters from the infected blood community to Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham has now been elected as MP for Makerfield. He has supported the infected blood community for many years, so now is our chance to ask...

Write to your MP to ask them to attend a debate on the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

The final piece of legislation creating the rules the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme will follow is about to go through Parliament. We, and many in...

Infected blood charities: compensation delays mean victims are dying without justice

Ahead of today’s national memorial service for the victims of the infected blood scandal at St Paul’s Cathedral, the Hepatitis C Trust and the Haemophilia...

Hepatitis C Trust reacts to new data on hepatitis C in England

Last month, the Government published its latest set of data on hepatitis C in England. Whilst there is still a lot of work to be...

Susan Harris appointed Vice-Chair of Infected Blood Memorial Committee

The Hepatitis C Trust warmly welcomes the Government’s announcement that Susan Harris has been appointed as the new Vice-Chair of Infected Blood Memorial Committee. The Memorial Committee has responsibility to work with the infected blood community...

The Government responds to its public consultation on infected blood compensation

Last July, the Infected Blood Inquiry published their Additional Report on Compensation, following significant outcry from the community regarding the many unfair elements of the Infected Blood Compensation...

The Hepatitis C Trust agrees one year’s Department of Health funding for Infected Blood advocacy

On the 20th May 2024, the Infected Blood Inquiry recommended that The Hepatitis C Trust, alongside The Haemophilia Society and the UK Thalassaemia Society, should be funded...

Joint open letter on infected blood estates compensation concerns

Last week, we co-signed an open letter to Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office, and Sir Brian Langstaff, Chair of the...

From Lived Experience to Leadership – Building Qualifications to Boost Hepatitis C Testing Success in a Range of Environments

This blog is written by Oliver Ashworth, Peer Researcher with the Hepatitis C Trust (HCT). In this blog, Mark, Peer Lead turned Coordinator for Northumberland,...

Information and Support Group for the Affected Community

We are pleased to announce the start of a new online support group for those specifically in the “affected” community (partners, parents, children, siblings and...

Hepatitis C Trust, alongside other groups from the infected blood community, writes to Minister for the Cabinet Office about concerns with Unethical Research Award

Last week, alongside other groups from the infected blood community, we wrote to the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, to raise our...

Respond to our survery on the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

The Infected Blood Inquiry’s July 2025 Additional Report on Compensation made 26 further recommendations to refine and improve the established compensation scheme. The UK Government...

Infected Blood Memorial Committee announces national service of remembrance and provides update on work so far

The Infected Blood Memorial Committee has announced this week that there will be a national service of remembrance at St Paul’s Cathedral for the infected...

New Webinar: Where are we now? A webinar for everyone in the infected blood community 

Thursday 27th November, 5pm to 6.30pm  Hosted by The Hepatitis C Trust & The Haemophilia Society  Session Details Join us for a webinar that will...

Government introduces new infected blood regulations and launches public consultation

Last week, the Government made several announcements in relation to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme. They have laid new regulations to Parliament, opened up a...