Over €10 million paid in compensation to Hepatitis and HIV contaminated blood victims last year
Some €993 million has been paid in compensation since a Tribunal was established in 1995.
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Some €993 million has been paid in compensation since a Tribunal was established in 1995.
This is the first time patients in Ireland will be able to receive transfusions prior to arriving at an emergency department.
A problem with equipment meant low haemoglobin levels were not detected in some donors.
A new test introduced in July last year has been failing to identify donors with an iron deficiency.
According to the National Health and Family Planning Commission – nearly half a million people are living with HIV/AIDS in China.
A study shows that more blood donors will be needed in the future to cater for the ‘grey tsunami of ageing populations’ and the complex surgeries they will be getting.
Blood Transfusion Service finding it difficult to retain staff for specialised job with anti-social hours.
An Irish court has granted an order allowing The Coombe Hospital to give a blood transfusion to a baby despite the objections of her parents, who are Jehovah’s Witnesses.