A MAN has slammed an inquiry into the 'biggest disaster in the history of the NHS' as a whitewash.

Michael Kenwright, aged 65, is one of the thousands of people given blood contaminated with hepatitis, HIV and Aids between 1970 and 1991 by the NHS, many of whom have since lost their lives.

Michael, who contracted hepatitis C 30 years ago after he was given an infected clotting factor as part of treatment for haemophilia, has been waiting six years for the results of the Penrose inquiry, led by Sottish judge Lord Penrose.

But after the findings were made public last week and Prime Minister David Cameron apologised on behalf on the government, Michael has said it has resulted in 'nothing but a very expensive toilet roll'.

He said: "Once again the victims of this disaster have been shafted.

"The deaths of more than 2,000 human beings, and the suffering of many, many more as a result of NHS poisoned treatment means very little to nothing.

"This clearly demonstrates what matters most to those who have been in a position to bring closure to this disaster and allow those who have lost their lives the comfort that those they leave behind will not have to struggle on in an existence that they did not deserve.

"I believe David Cameron's apology was a bit empty and he saw that he was forced into this by nothing but the pressure put on him by those in parliament who have supported us over the years."

Michael, who used to live in Grappenhall but has since moved to Runcorn, is part of the Contaminated Blood Campaign group who had hoped the Scottish inquiry, the only part of the UK to hold one, would highlight how and why this happened and what should have been done to prevent it.

But despite describing the scandal as 'the stuff of nightmares', the inquiry concluded that little could have been done differently and it made only one recommendation - that anyone in Scotland who had a blood transfusion before 1991 should be tested for Hepatitis C if they have not already done so.

"I watched the victims of this disaster and felt very proud as they walked out on the Penrose Report and burned copies of the £12,000,000 six-year report outside. £12,000,000 for what was nothing but a very expensive toilet roll," he said.

"With the help of my wife I have managed to bring up two wonderful children, Jack and Becky, Jack has never known me to not be fighting this disaster. On many occasions I have travelled to Westminster to meet those in power at the time.

"Sadly my health has suffered over the years and in 2001 I underwent open heart surgery to replace one of my heart valves, a condition I believe is as a direct result of the damage done by the HCV virus.

"I am now 65 years of age and I do hope, if need be, I will be fit enough to continue to fight until somebody in power has the compassion and the morals to realise the devastation these avoidable infections have meant to complete families."