Infected blood victim critical of compensation delay

A woman who contracted hepatitis C after being given an infected blood transfusion has said it is "hard to keep going" while she waits for government compensation.

Hazel Busby, 74, who lives in Street, Somerset, has accused the government of "apathy" over its treatment of infected blood victims.

She is still waiting for details of the compensation she will receive more than a year after the end of a public inquiry and the government's announcement of a compensation scheme.

The government has offered its sympathies to Ms Busby and said it would work "at pace" to ensure compensation was paid.