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| Blood infection probe to be held | Blood infection probe to be held |
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| A public inquiry is to be held in Scotland into how people were infected with hepatitis C and HIV from blood products in the 70s and 80s. | A public inquiry is to be held in Scotland into how people were infected with hepatitis C and HIV from blood products in the 70s and 80s. |
| The new SNP-run Scottish Executive said an investigation would be "the bestway forward", after years of campaigning by haemophiliacs. | |
| A privately-funded independent inquiry is currently being held in London. | A privately-funded independent inquiry is currently being held in London. |
| The full remit and timing of the Scottish inquiry will be finalised after the Archer inquiry reports. | |
| Labour peer Lord Archer of Sandwell, a former solicitor general, is leading the independent inquiry, which is due to report in late summer. | Labour peer Lord Archer of Sandwell, a former solicitor general, is leading the independent inquiry, which is due to report in late summer. |
| 'Good faith' | 'Good faith' |
| Some 5,000 people in the UK were exposed to hepatitis C and of these more than 1,200 were also infected with HIV. | Some 5,000 people in the UK were exposed to hepatitis C and of these more than 1,200 were also infected with HIV. |
| Victims, and relatives of some of the more than 1,700 patients who died, have been addressing the privately-funded hearing. | Victims, and relatives of some of the more than 1,700 patients who died, have been addressing the privately-funded hearing. |
| The government has always said treatments were given in "good faith". | |
| Haemophilia is a rare inherited bleeding disorder in which blood does not clot normally. | Haemophilia is a rare inherited bleeding disorder in which blood does not clot normally. |
| A public inquiry in Scotland to find out why people were infected with hepatitis through NHS treatment is the best way forward Scottish Executive spokesman | |
| Currently, the condition can only be treated by injections of the clotting chemical, known as Factor VIII. | Currently, the condition can only be treated by injections of the clotting chemical, known as Factor VIII. |
| In the early 1970s, patients were treated with blood proteins that came in dry powder form and could then be reconstituted with water - plasma from 10,000 donors went into the product. | In the early 1970s, patients were treated with blood proteins that came in dry powder form and could then be reconstituted with water - plasma from 10,000 donors went into the product. |
| The treatment, which often came from patients in the United States who were paid for giving blood, exposed 4,670 patients to hepatitis C infection. | The treatment, which often came from patients in the United States who were paid for giving blood, exposed 4,670 patients to hepatitis C infection. |
| In 1981 it was also found that some plasma products were infected with HIV. | In 1981 it was also found that some plasma products were infected with HIV. |
| After the mid-1980s the plasma products were treated with heat to kill viruses. | After the mid-1980s the plasma products were treated with heat to kill viruses. |
| A spokesman for the executive said: "The Scottish government believes in a more accountable health service, and a public inquiry in Scotland to find out why people were infected with hepatitis through NHS treatment is the best way forward. | |
| "Clearly, we will wish to assess the findings of the Archer inquiry beforedeciding exactly when and how to proceed." |