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NHS Treats 100k, Nears Hepatitis C Elimination; Blood Scandal Revealed

8/11/2026

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NHS Drives Elimination

The NHS has treated over 100,000 people for hepatitis C since 2015, moving England toward elimination.
End-2024 data show about 50,200 adults have hepatitis C and 268,767 have hepatitis B, with England exceeding the WHO target of treating 80% of known cases while cutting related deaths by 36%.
NHS England offers a home-testing kit online for high-risk groups and has found 1,900 undiagnosed cases through emergency-department testing since 2022.

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Inquiry Uncovers Scandal

The public inquiry concluded authorities covered up a contaminated-blood scandal that infected over 30,000 UK patients between 1970 and 1991.
The scandal, labeled the NHS’s biggest treatment disaster, spread HIV and hepatitis C via tainted blood products and transfusions.
The inquiry warned that about 3,000 victims have died, that more deaths are likely, and that calls for compensation and support have been reignited.

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NHS Drives Elimination

The NHS has treated over 100,000 people for hepatitis C since 2015, moving England toward elimination.
End-2024 data show about 50,200 adults have hepatitis C and 268,767 have hepatitis B, with England exceeding the WHO target of treating 80% of known cases while cutting related deaths by 36%.
NHS England offers a home-testing kit online for high-risk groups and has found 1,900 undiagnosed cases through emergency-department testing since 2022.

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