This page is an archive. Its content may no longer be accurate and was last updated on the original publication date. It is intended for reference and as a historical record only. For hep C questions, call Help4Hep BC at 1-888-411-7578.
A Greater Manchester MP will fight for one of his constituents in Parliament after it was revealed cash to help hepatitis C sufferers infected by NHS blood could be slashed.
Oldham West and Royton’s Jim McMahon will highlight Chadderton resident Alex Smith’s case in the Commons on Tuesday.
He will raise concerns about proposed changes to the Skipton Fund, which supports patients infected with hepatitis C through treatment with NHS blood prior to September 1991.
The government is consulting on plans to cut payments to sufferers.
Mr McMahon will speak against the proposals, using Mr Smith, who was diagnosed with hepatitis C in 1995, as an example of where the cash goes.
His condition was discovered when he began donating blood.