Hundreds of Scots who contracted hepatitis C or HIV through infected NHS blood scandal receive extra cash payouts

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11 people infected with both HIV and hepatitis C via contaminated blood have been paid a £50,000 lump sum, while 330 have been given one-off top-up payments of £30,000.

Hundreds of people given infected NHS blood in Scotland have now received extra financial support.

A total of 11 people infected with both HIV and hepatitis C via contaminated blood have been paid a £50,000 lump sum, while 330 have been given one-off top-up payments of £30,000.

Annual payments to a further 138 people have risen to either £27,000 or £37,000, depending on the stage of their illness.

Around 3,000 Scots are thought to have contracted either hepatitis C or HIV, or both, through NHS blood products between the 1970s and the early 90s in a UK-wide contaminated blood scandal linked to US donations where donors were paid.

The payouts to victims come after the Scottish Government pledged earlier this year that those infected would receive increased lump sums and annual payments.