Welcome to The Skipton Fund
Following publication of the report of the Infected Blood Inquiry on 21 May 2024 please note the following:
Skipton Fund will not be administering the compensation scheme. We cannot advise you on your or your family members’ eligibility for compensation or how the compensation scheme will work. Please refer to Infected Blood Compensation Authority - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) for further information. If you are already registered with the England Infected Blood Support Scheme (EIBSS), Welsh Infected Blood Support Scheme (WIBSS), Northern Irish Infected Blood Support Scheme (NIBSS), or Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme (SIBSS), please contact them regarding any compensation payments – see the relevant contact details below.
If you or a family member were registered with The Skipton Fund, The Caxton Foundation, The Eileen Trust, The Macfarlane Trust or MFET Limited, and you are not already registered with one of the Infected Blood Support Schemes referred to above, we will be able to assist you in the transfer of any relevant records. We will use our best efforts to identify records and transfer them as quickly as possible, but we ask you to note that we are receiving an extremely high volume of enquiries and requests at this time and it may take several weeks to fulfil your request.
The Skipton Fund was an ex gratia payment scheme that made payments to certain people who were infected with hepatitis C through treatment with NHS blood or blood products prior to September 1991 in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and other persons eligible for payment in accordance with the scheme's provisions.
Since 1 November 2017, financial support has been provided by governmental organisations in England, Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland, depending on where an individual was infected. Where individuals were receiving regular payments from us and gave us their consent, we transferred all relevant information from The Skipton Fund to these organisations.
Our Privacy Statement has more information about how we store historic information and documents.
If you wish to request access to historic information held by The Skipton Fund, please contact us:
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By email: SkiptonFund@russell-cooke.co.uk
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By telephone: 020 8394 6488
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By post: The Skipton Fund Limited, c/o Russell-Cooke LLP, 2 Putney Hill, London SW15 6AB
For any other queries, including in relation to new applications and future support, please contact the relevant organisation in England, Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland (see ‘New Applications’ below).
The Caxton Foundation, The Eileen Trust, The Macfarlane Trust and MFET Limited
The Caxton Foundation, The Eileen Trust, The Macfarlane Trust and MFET Limited are now closed. Where individuals gave their consent to do so, all relevant information held by these organisations was transferred to the appropriate organisation in England, Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland (see ‘New Applications’ below). Historic files have been transferred to The Skipton Fund.
If you wish to request access to historic information that was held by The Caxton Foundation, The Eileen Trust, The Macfarlane Trust or MFET Limited, please contact:
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By email: SkiptonFund@russell-cooke.co.uk
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By telephone: 020 8394 6488
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By post: The Skipton Fund Limited, c/o Russell-Cooke LLP, 2 Putney Hill, London SW15 6AB
For any other queries, including in relation to new applications and future support, please contact the relevant organisation in England, Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland (see ‘New Applications’ below).
New Applications
Financial support for certain people affected by treatment with NHS blood or blood products is now provided by the following governmental organisations, depending on where an individual was infected:
England: NHS Business Services Authority
Website: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/england-infected-blood-support-scheme
Tel: 0300 330 1294
Email: nhsbsa.eibss@nhs.net
Wales: Velindre NHS Trust
Tel: 02920902280
Email: wibss@wales.nhs.uk
Website: wibss.wales.nhs.uk
Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Regional Business Services Organisation
Tel: 02895 363817
Email: bso.ibss@hscni.net
Scotland: NHS National Services Scotland
Website: https://nhsnss.org/services/practitioner/medical/scottish-infected-blood-support-scheme/
Tel: 0131 275 6754
Email: NSS.SIBSS@nhs.net
Registered Company number: 5084964
Registered Address: Russell-Cooke LLP, 2 Putney Hill, London, SW15 6AB