Scottish minister welcomes interim blood scandal compensation payments

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Scottish minister welcomes interim blood scandal compensation payments

It is estimated about 3,000 people in Scotland were infected with Hepatitis C through NHS blood or blood products in the 1970s through to 1991.
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I was reading a few new sites and came across this.

I read the page and thought 100k is what it is worth to destroy someone's life. I think the amount offered is an insult, this made me think and look at injury compensation and.
I came to the conclusion this country's compensation for life-changing events is simple very poor, just wondering if anyone knows the reason why is so damn low.
 
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What do you feel is the correct level of compensation 1m, 2m, 10m 100m?

Personally, I'm not sure as if you ruin someone's life, I don't know how you could put a figure on it but there has to be a ceiling somewhere
 
i can talk from a different perspective

i suffer from the bleeding disorder associated with this mess - fortunately i dodged the bullet

its impossible to put a price on the loss/distress

BUT at least any compensation should give the survivors some help in life

not unsurprisingly Haemophilia is not something most people are aware of - in my life i have only met one member of the public (outside of hospital) who suffers from it

but in other ways totally non medical ways it can affect your life

i was sent to public school at 13 years old - on my first day at the school the headmaster pulled me up on stage in front of the whole school and told them all about my haemophilia!!!!!!!

i was afterwards called The Bleeder

today i could have got millions for PTSD, lol
 
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Mrwong said:
uk.yahoo.com

Scottish minister welcomes interim blood scandal compensation payments

It is estimated about 3,000 people in Scotland were infected with Hepatitis C through NHS blood or blood products in the 1970s through to 1991.
uk.yahoo.com uk.yahoo.com

I was reading a few new sites and came across this.

I read the page and thought 100k is what it is worth to destroy someone's life. I think the amount offered is an insult, this made me think and look at injury compensation and.
I came to the conclusion this country's compensation for life-changing events is simple very poor, just wondering if anyone knows the reason why is so damn low.
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You say you read the article and then post misleading info about it.

I read it as well as the BBC article and both state that the £100k is an INTERIM payment i.e. not the full payment.

I assume, once the full investigation concludes next year, more.compensation may be forthcoming.


If you're going to be outraged, at least post correct information.
 
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This really. It's supposed to be a compensation to help survivors with any life changing effects - whether that's purchasing medical equipment, or hiring help. It's not supposed to be a lottery win.
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Put a low figure sends a signal that is a way out.
I personally feel they should get money to change their entire life. 4 million should do it.
It is a life changing event , it could have altered their path in life.
 
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Put a low figure sends a signal that is a way out.
I personally feel they should get money to change their entire life. 4 million should do it.
It is a life changing event , it could have altered their path in life.
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Again you haven't read the article(s) correctly so have an incorrect opinion.

Did you just not bother to read my post like you didn't read the articles?

The £100K is an INTERIM payment until the conclusion of the investigation next year. More payments may come.

However - This £100k is over and above the ongoing annual support payments that the victims and families have already been getting.

Everyone makes mistakes (done it myself) so I was pointing this out to you at post #6.... Why continue posting incorrect information?
 
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