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Asked by Paula

AQW 8553/16-21 Written question to the Minister of Health

To ask the Minister of Health for an update on developing a compensation scheme for those people who contacted HIV, Haemophilia or Hepatitis C through the administering of unscreened blood prior to 1991.

Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 5 December 2016

  • Answered
  • Written
  • After due date
Tabled
5 December 2016
Answer due by
20 December 2016
Answered
29 December 201624 days after tabling
Department
Department of Health
Priority question
No

Answer

I have adopted a set of reforms to the financial support for people who have been infected or affected by contaminated NHS blood or blood products. Details of the reforms are set out in my Written Statement of 22 December 2016.

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