Campaigners say the government works "at a snails pace" to compensate victims infected with HIV or hepatitis C.
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Walkouts are planned on three days in the run-up to Christmas and six days in new year.
MPs were voting on a plan to set up a compensation scheme for infected blood scandal victims.
A senior doctor gives her first interview since being awarded a record £3.2m payout at a tribunal.
Four women living with HIV who won a landmark case tell the BBC about how they were sterilised.
Many in social care believe overseas staff saved the system from collapse, reports Alison Holt.
Addy Clarke's parents are making the most of time with the seven-year-old, who has Batten Disease.
Up to 30,000 people were given contaminated blood in the 1970s and 1980s. Thousands have died.
New health secretary Victoria Atkins says strikes by medics have delayed 1.1 million appointments.
The Radio 5 Live presenter finds out that the answer could help many women like her.