{"product_id":"death-in-the-blood","title":"Death In The Blood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e ''A gripping narrative, strengthened by Wheeler''s longstanding connection to the story'' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Moving, angering'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe definitive account of the NHS infected blood scandal from Journalist of the Year at the British Journalism Awards 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn the 1970s and 1980s almost 5,000 haemophiliacs were infected with HIV or hepatitis C after being given contaminated NHS blood products. So far more than 2,800 people are known to have died in what has been described as the ''worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS''.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e political editor Caroline Wheeler has been reporting on the scandal for two decades. She has been pivotal to the campaign for justice for the victims, whose stories form the heart of this book. As the long-running Infected Blood Inquiry delivers its final verdict \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Blood\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable epic of human suffering, loss and survival against the odds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Caroline has been so supportive to the victims and survivors of the NHS contaminated blood scandal. She has been an integral part of our long fight for justice and enabled people like me to speak out with confidence, when there was little confidence before'' \u003ci\u003eAde Goodyear, former pupil at Treloar School\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57268498956670,"sku":"NW9781035405251","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781035405251.jpg?v=1778544216","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/death-in-the-blood","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}