Death in the Blood: the most shocking scandal in NHS history from the journalist who has followed the story for over two decades

By: Caroline Wheeler

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Synopsis: 'This book should rock Whitehall to its foundations.' - Andy Burnham'This is crusading journalism at its best.' - Lord OwenIn the 1970s and 1980s almost 5,000 people in the UK contracted HIV or hepatitis C after being infected by contaminated NHS blood products, including the notorious Factor VIII, yet no organisation or individual has ever been held to account. So far, more than 2,800 are known to have died, while tens of thousands more lives have been destroyed in the families of those affected.Caroline Wheeler has been reporting on this scandal - the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS - for over two decades. She has been integral to the campaign for justice for the victims and their families, and played a pivotal role in persuading Prime Minister Theresa May to agree to the infected blood inquiry in 2019, the findings of which are expected to be published in late 2023.Death in the Blood will be based on thousands of government documents, court and inquiry transcripts, plus interviews with prime ministers, cabinet ministers, Downing Street advisers, senior civil servants, doctors, and above all the victims and their families whose personal testimony forms the beating heart of this book.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781035405268
Related ISBNs:: 9781035405244
Publisher:: Headline
Date of Addition:: 04/22/24
Copyrighted By:: Caroline Wheeler
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Reference, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction, Medicine
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.