The Hepatitis C Trust

19/06/2026

Could you write a letter to Andy Burnham MP?

Andy Burnham has long supported the infected blood community, and now that he has been elected MP for Makerfield, we are asking him to help finish the fight for justice.

We are creating a book of handwritten letters from community members to send to Andy Burnham. We hope it will convince him to finish the fight for justice now he’s returned to Parliament.

Please write a handwritten letter — even just a few lines — about your experience, your family, the delays, or what you want Andy to understand.

Post your letter to:

Finish This Fight
The Hepatitis C Trust
72 Weston Street
London
SE1 3QG

The deadline for letters to arrive to us is 10 July.

We cannot promise this will change the compensation scheme, but we can promise we will keep trying.

You can find out more here:

Andy Burnham has now been elected as MP for Makerfield. He has supported the infected blood community for many years, so now is our chance to ask him to finish the fight for justice.    We are making a book of handwritten letters from people affected by the infected blood scandal to give to ...

18/06/2026

Earlier this month was Volunteers’ Week, an annual UK-wide campaign to celebrate and recognise the contributions of volunteers!

Our peer volunteers, many of whom have faced marginalisation and barriers to volunteering and wider employment, as well as exclusion from healthcare, play a vital role in delivering our hepatitis C, cancer support and needle exchange programmes.

17/06/2026

Tomorrow, a debate will take place in the House of Commons on the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.

We joined the APPG on Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood's drop-in to brief MPs and their staff on our concerns on compensation. It was great to see the event so well attended.

11/06/2026

The final piece of legislation creating the rules the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme will follow is about to go through Parliament.

We, and many in the community, have concerns that these changes do not go far enough to correct the injustices present within the scheme.

MPs are now going to have a debate on the problems with the Compensation Scheme in the afternoon of 18th June. We’ve been working with MPs to try to secure this debate for months, so we’re really pleased it’s finally happening as it’s a chance to hold the Cabinet Office to account. We urgently need your help to make sure as many MPs attend the debate as possible.

Head to our website to find you how you can contact your MP:

The final piece of legislation creating the rules the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme will follow is about to go through Parliament. We, and many in the community, have concerns that these changes do not go far enough to correct the injustices present within the scheme. MPs are now going to have....

04/06/2026

Our staff member Darren attended this year's EASL - The Home of Hepatology Congress with Sam from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, presenting on how reviewing electronic patient record flags can identify inaccuracies and allow teams to re-engage patients lost to follow-up.

Read their research here: https://www.postersessiononline.eu/173580348_eu/congresos/EASL2026/aula/preposter_371023774_3.png

28/05/2026

MPs on the Public Accounts Committee are looking at how compensation schemes are set up and managed.

They want to hear from people who have applied to a scheme about their experiences. This sadly isn't a chance to change the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme, but it is a unique opportunity to voice any issues you've had with the scheme to an influential Committee of MPs who can hold the Government accountable.

The survey is open until midnight on 10th June:

28/05/2026

Our next Information and Support Group for the Infected Blood Community will be held on Monday 8 June from 5pm – 6.30pm.

This is a safe, friendly, informal and confidential space to meet with others infected and affected in the community, ask questions, share experiences and keep up to date with news around the Infected Blood Inquiry, the payment schemes and compensation.

Everyone from the infected/ affected community is welcome to join.
PLEASE NOTE: If you would like to attend, you will need to register directly by emailing [email protected] to confirm a place, as there is a maximum limit of 12 per group.

20/05/2026

The memorial service may be over, but the long road to justice and peace is not for so many. We will continue to fight for the justice that all members of the infected blood community deserve.

19/05/2026

To mark today’s memorial service for the victims of the infected blood scandal, Nicola Leahey, member of the Infected Blood Memorial Committee, has written this poem, titled ‘Us Lot’.

19/05/2026

To mark today’s memorial service for the victims of the infected blood scandal, Nicola Leahy, member of the Infected Blood Memorial Committee, has written this poem, titled ‘Us Lot’.