Infected blood scandal: Children were used as ‘guinea pigs’ in clinical trials

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1. >A specialist school near Alton, in Hampshire, was attended by a large cohort of haemophiliac boys. The school for disabled children had an NHS haemophilia unit on site, so boys who had bleeds could be treated quickly and then return to lessons.

   This sounds like a great idea until you find out the “doctors” decided it was a great opportunity to carry out clinical trials without having to worry about things like permission