‘A man who “deliberately” infected two women with the HIV told a court he got the virus when a man sexually abused him.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Campaigners say it is time to find out the truth about the contaminated blood scandal that left nearly 3,000 people dead, as a public inquiry begins.’
BBC News, 24th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Lancashire man has pleaded guilty to infecting two women with HIV.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who said he was “riddled” with HIV and convicted of trying to infect 10 men has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 12 years.’
BBC News, 18th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Theresa May has announced a statutory inquiry into how contaminated blood transfusions infected thousands of people with hepatitis C and HIV. Rosalind English talks to Jim Duffy about how it will differ from earlier investigations.’
Law Pod UK, 27th November 2017
Source: audioboom.com
‘A man has been convicted of trying to infect 10 men with HIV in a “campaign” to infect as many as possible.’
BBC News, 15th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman has been jailed for spitting in a police officer’s mouth and telling him she was HIV positive.’
BBC News, 7th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Victims of the contaminated blood scandal in the 1970s and 80s have won the right to launch a High Court action for damages.’
The Independent, 26th September 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for infecting two former lovers with HIV after purposely not telling them he had the virus.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Officials forced to rethink plans as all key campaign groups refuse to attend meeting due to involvement of Department of Health.’
The Guardian, 21st july 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A family member of a victim of the “biggest treatment disaster in the history of the NHS” plans to launch a landmark legal case amid allegations of a Government cover-up.’
The Independent, 10th May 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Thousands of people with haemophilia were infected with HIV and hepatitis as a result of NHS treatments in the 1970s and 80s. But their families are still seeking a public inquiry into the scandal.’
BBC News, 10th April 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Government is being taken to judicial review over alleged discrimination in its payment scheme for people living with HIV and the Hepatitis C virus.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th February 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The NHS will be forced to formally consider whether to fund pills to prevent HIV despite claiming that doing so could mean cancer victims and children with cystic fibrosis are refused treatment.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘In this case NHS England argued it lacked the power to commission (and be responsible for paying for) preventative HIV drugs. It said this was solely the responsibility of local authorities and, in so doing, disavowed any responsibility for preventative medicine.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th August 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The NHS in England has been told by the High Court it can fund a “game-changing” drug that can prevent HIV after health bosses argued it was not their responsibility.’
BBC News, 2nd August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A high court judge is to rule on whether a preventive treatment for HIV that charities say is a “game changer” should be funded by the NHS.’
The Guardian, 2nd August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘On World Blood Donor Day, the government says it’s going to review a law which means that gay men can’t donate for 12 months after having sex.’
BBC News, 14th June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The NHS watchdog NICE has been asked by government to look at the cost of providing an HIV prevention treatment known as Prep.’
BBC News, 7th June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Specialised Services Commissioning Committee of NHS England has accepted external legal advice and concluded that it does not have the legal power to commission the new HIV treatment, PrEP.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st June 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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