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New Chairman Appointed to Lead Scottish Inquiry
Tuesday 13 January 2009
Chairman Appointed to Lead Public Inquiry
Following the withdrawal of Lady Cosgrove, a new chairman has been appointed to lead the Scottish Public Inquiry into the deaths of two people who contracted Hepatitis C through NHS blood products.
Lord Penrose will chair the probe into how Eileen O'Hara and Rev David Black contracted the virus while in NHS care.
Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon told the Scottish Parliament the inquiry will be known as the Penrose Inquiry.
She said: "I have every sympathy with those who have suffered or lost loved ones as a result of Hepatitis C or HIV infection through NHS treatment with blood or blood products.
"I hope the Penrose Inquiry can provide answers and the closure which I know they so desperately want.
"This inquiry will also ensure that all possible lessons are learned to prevent such a tragedy occurring again."
Source: BBC News
Lord Penrose
George William Penrose, Lord Penrose, PC, is a Scottish judge and a member of the Privy Council. He sits in the Court of Session, which is a civil court, and is best known for heading an inquiry into the near-collapse of the mutual life assurance company, Equitable Life.
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