On October 8th, 2019, the Infected Blood Public Inquiry will resume public hearings in London.

Hearings will be taking place between the following dates:

• Tuesday 8th – Friday 11th October 2019
• Tuesday 15th – Friday 18th October 2019
• Monday 28th October – Friday 1st November 2019

Anyone wishing to attend any of the hearing days should fill out an “expression of interest” form on the Inquiry website, accessible here

These sessions will hear oral evidence from those who were infected with Hepatitis / HIV from infected blood/plasma products and/or their family members.

It was previously announced that there would be further sessions in November, where the Inquiry would hear evidence from members of its “expert groups”, however, these hearings have now been moved to February 2020.

There is currently one week of dates announced on the Inquiry website for these hearings which is Monday 24th – Friday 28th February, 2020.

All of the hearings mentioned above will take place at Fleetbank House, 2-6 Salisbury Square, London EC4Y 8AE, where the Inquiry offices are also based.

All hearings will also be streamed live via YouTube, anonymity sanctions permitting.

The timetable for the public hearings between 8th October and 1st November 2019 in London is below. Please note that timings are provisional and subject to change.

Week 1

Tuesday 8 October

From 09:30 Registration. Tea and coffee available
10:00 Witnesses 1 and 2 – Colin Turton and Denise Turton
11:00 Break. Tea and coffee available
11:30 Witness 3 – Susan Threakall
12:30 Lunch. Tea, coffee and sandwiches available
13:45 Witnesses 4 and 5 – Barry Fitzgerald and Ronan Fitzgerald
14:45 Close. Tea and coffee available

Wednesday 9 October

From 09:30 Registration. Tea and coffee available
10:00 Witnesses 1 and 2 – Trevor Marsden and Louise Marsden
11:00 Break. Tea and coffee available
11:30 Witness 3 – Mark Stewart
12:30 Lunch. Tea, coffee and sandwiches available
13:45 Witness 4 – Annette Hill-Stewart
14:45 Break. Tea and coffee available
15:15 Witness 5 – Baroness Jane Campbell
16:15 Close. Tea and coffee available

Thursday 10 October

From 09:30 Registration. Tea and coffee available
10:00 Witness 1 – Anonymous
11:00 Break. Tea and coffee available
11:30 Witness 2 – Anonymous
12:30 Lunch. Tea, coffee and sandwiches available
13:45 Witness 3 – Anonymous
14:45 Close. Tea and coffee available

Friday 11 October

From 09:30 Registration. Tea and coffee available
10:00 Witnesses 1 and 2 – Susan Delglyn and Tara Allen
11:00 Break. Tea and coffee available
11:30 Witness 3 – Janice Whitehorn-Cox
12:30 Lunch. Tea, coffee and sandwiches available
13:45 Witness 4 – Anonymous
14:45 Break. Tea and coffee available
15:15 Witness 5 – Anonymous
16:15 Close. Tea and coffee available

Week 2

Tuesday 15 October

From 09:30 Registration. Tea and coffee available
10:00 Witness 1 – Elizabeth Hooper
11:00 Break. Tea and coffee available
11:30 Witness 2 – Theresa Smith
12:30 Lunch. Tea, coffee and sandwiches available
13:45 Witness 3 – Anonymous
14:45 Break. Tea and coffee available
15:15 Witness 4 – Robert Hodgkins
16:15 Close. Tea and coffee available

Wednesday 16 October

From 09:30 Registration. Tea and coffee available
10:00 Witness 1 – Anonymous
11:00 Break. Tea and coffee available
11:30 Witness 2 – Anonymous
12:30 Lunch. Tea, coffee and sandwiches available
13:45 Witness 3 – Amanda Beesley
14:45 Close. Tea and coffee available

Thursday 17 October

From 09:30 Registration. Tea and coffee available
10:00 Witness 1 – Stuart Mclean
11:00 Break. Tea and coffee available
11:30 Witnesses 2 and 3 – Mark Ward and Richard Dudley-Smith
12:30 Lunch. Tea, coffee and sandwiches available
13:45 Witness 4 – Androulla Andreou
14:45 Close. Tea and coffee available

Friday 18 October

From 09:30 Registration. Tea and coffee available
10:00 Witness 1 – Anthony Farrugia
11:00 Break. Tea and coffee available
11:15 Witness 2 – David Farrugia
12:15 Break. Tea and coffee available
12:30 Witnesses 3 and 4 – Rosamund Cooper and Juliet Batten
13:30 Lunch. Tea, coffee and sandwiches available
14:30 Witness 5 – Anonymous
15:30 Break. Tea and coffee available
16:00 Witness 6 – Anonymous
17:00 Close. Tea and coffee available

Week 3

Monday 28 October

From 09:30 Registration. Tea and coffee available
10:00 Witness 1 – Andrew March
11:00 Break. Tea and coffee available
11:30 Witness 2 – Nicola Jones
12:30 Lunch. Tea, coffee and sandwiches available
13:45 Witness 3 – Alan Burgess
14:45 Break. Tea and coffee available
15:15 Witness 4 – Anonymous
16:15 Close. Tea and coffee available

Tuesday 29 October

From 09:30 Registration. Tea and coffee available
10:00 Witness 1 – Anonymous
11:00 Break. Tea and coffee available
11:30 Witnesses 2 and 3 – Malcolm Slater and Violet Slater
12:30 Lunch. Tea, coffee and sandwiches available
13:45 Witness 4 – Anonymous
14:45 Break. Tea and coffee available
15:15 Witness 5 – Anonymous
16:15 Close. Tea and coffee available.

Wednesday 30 October

From 09:30 Registration. Tea and coffee available
10:00 Witness 1 – Martin Macleod
11:00 Break. Tea and coffee available
11:30 Witness 2 – Carol Carruthers
12:30 Lunch. Tea, coffee and sandwiches available
13:45 Witness 3 – Anonymous
14:45 Break. Tea and coffee available
15:15 Witness 4 – Michael O’Driscoll
16:15 Close. Tea and coffee available

Thursday 31 October

From 09:30 Registration. Tea and coffee available
10:00 Witness 1 – Jryna Batters
11:00 Break. Tea and coffee available
11:30 Witnesses 2 and 3 – Myles Hutchinson and Paul Hutchinson
12:30 Lunch. Tea, coffee and sandwiches available
13:45 Witnesses 4 and 5 – Anonymous and Anonymous
14:45 Close. Tea and coffee available

Friday 1 November

From 09:30 Registration. Tea and coffee available
10:00 Witness 1 – Anonymous
11:00 Break. Tea and coffee available
11:30 Witness 2 – Anonymous
12:30 Lunch. Tea and coffee and sandwiches available
13:45 Witness 3 – David Rankin
14:45 Break. Tea and coffee available
15:45 Witness 4 – Mary Grindley
16:45 Close. Tea and coffee available

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