Penrose Inquiry

The Penrose Inquiry was the public inquiry into hepatitis C and HIV infections from NHS Scotland treatment with blood and blood products such as factor VIII, often used by people with haemophilia. ^[1]

5 relations: Arthur L. Bloom, Charles Rizza, George William Penrose, Lord Penrose, Professor John Cash, United Kingdom tainted blood scandal.

Arthur L. Bloom

Arthur Leslie Bloom FCRP, FRCPath (1930–1992) was a Welsh physician focused on the field of Haemophilia.

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Charles Rizza

Dr Charles R. Rizza FRCPEd (born 1930) is a British consultant physician, specialising in haematology.

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George William Penrose, Lord Penrose

George William Penrose, Lord Penrose, PC (born 2 June 1938), is a Scottish judge (from 1990) and member of the Privy Council (from 2000) who sat in the Court of Session, the supreme civil court.

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Professor John Cash

Professor John Cash is ex-president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, he also served as Medical Director at the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service from 1979 to 1988.

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United Kingdom tainted blood scandal

The tainted blood scandal in the United Kingdom arose when at least 3,891 people with Haemophilia became infected with hepatitis C of whom 1,243 were also infected with HIV, the virus that leads to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), as a result of receiving contaminated clotting factor products supplied by the National Health Service (NHS) in the 1970s and 1980s.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrose_Inquiry

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