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‘I have to keep reliving it’: infected blood claimants being asked to prove eligibility
UK NewsPoliticsHealthSeptember 21, 2026 at 12:48 PMNational

‘I have to keep reliving it’: infected blood claimants being asked to prove eligibility

By Rachel HallThe Guardian - UK News

Claimants having to find decades-old medical records to prove they qualify for compensation despite inquiry’s recommendationsSuzanne Morgan will never forget the day her mother died. It was nine months after she had gone into hospital with gallstones, where she received a routine blood transfusion.“She went downhill rapidly,” Morgan recalled. Her mother haemorrhaged in her liver, and the next day she was dead. Continue reading...

Claimants having to find decades-old medical records to prove they qualify for compensation despite inquiry’s recommendations

Suzanne Morgan will never forget the day her mother died. It was nine months after she had gone into hospital with gallstones, where she received a routine blood transfusion.

“She went downhill rapidly,” Morgan recalled. Her mother haemorrhaged in her liver, and the next day she was dead.

Continue reading...

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