Infected blood scandal victims are dying before they get their payouts - with two passing away each week as they wait for compensation

Victims of the infected humor ungraded are dying astatine a complaint of 2 a week portion waiting for compensation.

Campaigners are furious that payouts agreed by the Government are taking excessively agelong to scope those affected by the biggest ungraded successful the past of the NHS.

More than 30,000 patients were infected with HIV and hepatitis aft being fixed contaminated humor products successful the 1970s and 1980s, resulting successful much than 3,000 deaths.

In May past year, a nationalist enquiry recovered that the authorities had covered up the standard of the scandal. 

In total, £11.8 cardinal was acceptable speech by the Government to compensate victims and others affected, specified arsenic parents, children and siblings.

But the payouts are taking truthful agelong to process that galore fearfulness they could beryllium dormant earlier they spot a penny, including Tony Summers, 89. 

His lad Paul died astatine 44 aft contracting HIV and hepatitis C from humor products utilized to dainty his haemophilia.

Mr Summers, who was told helium whitethorn not person compensation until 2029, says: 'I'll beryllium 93 – you statesman to person doubts. 

People are inactive dying from illnesses. Parents are dying. It feels arsenic though there's a argumentation [of] "If we bent connected agelong enough, we won't person to pay".'

Lynne Kelly, president of Haemophilia Wales, said radical wanted closure aft campaigning for much than 4 decades.

'People are dying 2 a week astatine the moment, truthful we're successful a hard position. Bit by bit, less radical volition beryllium eligible for compensation and little wealth volition beryllium paid.'

Labour MP Clive Efford, president of the All-Party Parliamentary Group connected Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood, said the concern had go 'an embarrassing contented for the Government'.