Appeal court backs HIV blood victims

Title

Appeal court backs HIV blood victims

Genre

Interview

TX Date

20 Sep 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:09

Description

Interview with Health Secretary, Kenneth Clarke, on a court case involving more than nine hundred haemophiliacs who contracted the HIV virus from infected blood products. Three Appeal Court judges have ruled that official papers must be handed to Mr Justice Ognall, the High Court judge overseeing the haemophiliacs’ compensation claim against the Government, but Kenneth Clarke says the Government has nothing to hide. Interviewer’s words not included.

Contributors

Kenneth Clarke

Keywords

Government; Health services; UK; Great Britain; NHS; Compensation; Legal decisions; Trials; Diseases; AIDS; HIV; Haemophilia; Blood products

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