The 26th episode of the Progress Educational Trust podcast discusses lessons for the fertility sector from the UK's infected blood scandal and from the subsequent Infected Blood Inquiry, featuring contributions from Professor Abha Maheshwari, Professor Marc Turner, Professor Emma Cave and Professor Bobbie Farsides.
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