JUST 10 of the 4,000 contaminated blood scandal victims have received compensation under a new scheme, campaigners said today.

More than 30,000 people contracted HIV and hepatitis and thousands have died following blood transfusions or treatments made from contaminated products in the 1970s and ’80s.

In a damning inquiry report published in May, Judge Brian Langstaff found that the scandal could have been avoided and recommended a better compensation scheme with larger payouts. But by this month, just 17 people out of the thousands eligible had been invited to register for compensation, campaigners say.