Britain's Infected Blood Scandal Exposed: Decades-Long Cover-Up and Catalog of Failures

The contaminated blood scandal in the UK's National Health Service (NHS) has resulted in an estimated 3,000 deaths and infected over 30,000 people with HIV or hepatitis C between the 1970s and 1990s. The scandal is considered the deadliest disaster in NHS history. A public inquiry led by Sir Brian Langstaff found that successive governments and medical professionals failed to prevent the tragedy, which was exacerbated by government cover-ups aimed at protecting reputations rather than prioritizing openness and honesty.