“We sincerely apologise to our former students and their families who were so devastatingly infected and affected by the infected blood scandal.
We apologise too for the criticisms contained in the Report. The treatment by clinicians of pupils at Treloar’s in the 1970s and 1980s was unethical and wrong. The way in which the diagnosis of infection was communicated was insensitive and wrong. In other cases, failure to communicate positive tests for HIV at all was unconscionable and wrong.
The Inquiry’s report lays bare the full extent of this horrifying national scandal. We are deeply saddened that some of our former pupils were so tragically infected and their families affected and we expect the Government to implement its compensation plans without further delay.
On a recent visit to the School and College, some of our former pupils raised with us the need for a more public and accessible memorial. A public memorial dedicated to former Treloar pupils is an important recommendation of the Inquiry’s report and we are fully committed to ensuring that this happens and that all those impacted at Treloar’s are remembered.”
Please see the related statement from Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust: Statement following the publication of the Infected Blood Inquiry Report :: Hampshire Hospitals