Infected blood scandal victims are afraid that they will not live to see compensation of £ 11.8 billion after an area of ​​delays

Patients who have given infected blood in one of the worst treatment scandals of the NHS are afraid that they will not recognize compensation, say activists.

New hearings this week will examine the “topicality and appropriateness” of the government's reaction to payments almost a year after the publication of a final report on the disaster.

More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C after they had given contaminated blood and blood products between the 1970s and early 1990s.

As a result, around 3,000 people and thousands of life died with persistent health states.

Gary Webster, who was infected with HIV and hepatitis C in the 1970s and 1980s when he was a student at Lord Mayor Treloar College in Hampshire, said that he had the feeling that “things went downhill” since the investigation published his main report last May.

He added: “They say they hope to pay by the end of 2027 and those affected by the end of 2029.

“Well, there are two people a week – all you have to do is do the sums yourself to find out that many people are not paid, justice does not get and die without knowing what happened. It only tightens the injury.

Gary Webster was infected with HIV and hepatitis C in the 1970s and 1980s

“I think people are now afraid that they will only survive when they receive compensation.”

The Haemophilia Society said that life had been added by the scandal and the delays of the remuneration system “to their suffering”.

Justine Gordon-Smith, whose father died after he was infected with hepatitis C, said the person who was affected by the scandal was the feeling that they are “in the back of the queue”.

She added: “Of course, the infected should be prioritized because they are those who are directly injured – I think what we are concerned with is the degree of people affected – the widows that are the aging parents in the 80s.”

Groups that represent the patients affected by the scandal and self -infected patients will provide evidence on Wednesday and Thursday during the recent hearings.

But the Collins of Collins Solicitors, which represent a number of those affected, said: “There is a feeling of” We have been here before “, and nothing seems to change.”

The Haemophilia Society said that life was “ruined” by the scandal (Stock Image).

Paymaster General Nick Thomas Symonds will provide evidence at the latest hearings

Sir Brian Langstaff, Chairman of Infized Blood Inquiry, said the victims and families felt desperate and powerless.

Paymaster General Nick Thomas Symonds will also provide evidence in addition to high-ranking civil servants of the infected Blood damage (IBCA).

Mr. Thomas Symonds previously said that he was “restless for progress” when issuing payments.

By April 24, 475 people were invited to claim a claim and 77 payments were made.

The ICBA said they would invite 100 people a week to start their claims.

A government spokesman said: “So far we have paid almost 80 million pounds and put £ 11.8 billion aside to provide one of the most comprehensive remuneration systems in modern history.”