A national service offering bespoke psychological support for people who have been infected and affected by contaminated blood or blood products is now open for referrals.

The Infected Blood Psychological Service (IBPS) began supporting the first group of infected and affected people in September 2024 and all 16 IBPS centres across England are now open.

Infected and affected people in England can access the IBPS service by ringing 0300 131 0444, 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

When someone is first in contact with a centre their need for support will be discussed with them. Those who do have a support need will then have a psychological review and receive treatment from clinicians with specialist expertise in the issues facing those infected and affected by contaminated blood or blood products. More information about the support services provided is available on the IBPS website.

The IBPS has been co-designed with those infected and affected by contaminated blood, their families and NHS staff.

The centres are hosted by the following providers:

1. Barts Health NHS Trust
2. Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
3. East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
4. Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
5. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
6. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
7. Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
8. Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
9. Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
10. Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
11. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
12. The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
13. University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
14. University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
15. University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
16. University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust