IBCA is the arms-length body set up to pay compensation to people infected and affected by HIV, hepatitis B and C through contaminated blood, blood products or tissue.

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Why we’ve partnered with Women in data…

Women in Data® shares our commitment at the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) of using data to build and grow a service to support users.

Working with Women in Data®is one of the ways to ensure that IBCA has the required expertise to create a compensation service that truly supports the infected and affected blood community.  It demonstrates our shared values of using data to drive decisions and actions in a transparent and compassionate way.

“Our role is to understand each person’s experiences, and connect this to the data available. This allows us to support every claim, and every person impacted by the infected blood scandal.”

How does Infected Blood Compensation Authority see the data landscape changing in the UK in the next five years?

At the heart of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) is a claim service that will support those impacted by the infected blood scandal.

IBCA will need to ensure and maintain a personal and empathetic approach to each claim, making sure that every decision is made with the  involvement of those claiming.

IBCA will also need to consider the current debate over decentralised and centralised data management approaches. We must choose the best system to make sure that information can progress compensation offers and payments as quickly as possible.

Good quality data and proper data management are essential. We must protect people’s identities, accurately represent how infected blood has affected their lives, and prevent misuse of the scheme so compensation is protected for those who are due it.

As the data landscape changes, IBCA will stay true to our values, using new technologies to improve our processes. This will be done transparently with those who are claiming, understanding the direct impact on them and the service they’ll use, and how we’ll retain the highest standards of security throughout.

About Infected Blood Compensation Authority

The UK government set up the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) as an arms-length body to make payments to victims of infected blood. We are committed to putting the infected and affected blood community at the centre of every decision we make and every step we take to build our organisation to deliver compensation payments.

You can see find out more about how the scheme will work, what’s happened so far and our latest compensation figures on our website at https://ibca.org.uk/