[10] In 2017, an episode of BBC Panorama alleged that Bloom had knowingly downplayed the risks of contracting HIV from Factor VIII blood products.
[13] On 15 April 2023, The Lancet reported that families testifying at the Infected Blood Inquiry had named Bloom multiple times alleging that he had failed to inform patients of the risks involved with their treatment.
[14] On 20 May 2024, the Inquiry's official report named Bloom as having made critical errors in the care of patients.
In August 2019, following a campaign by the families of contaminated blood victims, a bust of the late professor was removed from the haemophilia centre of the University Hospital of Wales.
[18] According to The Times, the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board removed the bust so as to "not cause any additional stress or upset to people visiting the centre".