The UK’s public health response to Covid-19
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Re: The UK’s public health response to Covid-19
#2>If the government failed in its duty to protect the public, it also failed to protect staff in the NHS and social care by not delivering sufficient amounts of personal protective equipment (PPE) of the right specification, again deviating from WHO advice
The government is currently telling anyone who will listen that hospitals have all the PPE they need. However, local nurses and doctors are co-ordinating with volunteers to supply hand sewn PPE because they've been told they can only order PPE for the autumn. My mother is having material delivered and is hand-sewing PPE for the local hospital. Yet the government claims this isn't needed. So whilst this review is pretty damning, let's remember this situation is far from over.
The fact that the PM's political advisor was in the scientific advisory meetings tells you all you need to know.
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#3>If the government failed in its duty to protect the public, it also failed to protect staff in the NHS and social care by not delivering sufficient amounts of personal protective equipment (PPE) of the right specification, again deviating from WHO advice The government is currently telling anyone who will listen that hospitals have all the PPE they need. However, local nurses and doctors are co-ordinating with volun…
The lack of PPE is a world-wide problem. The UK imported tonnes of the stuff for Turkey, but it was deemed to be not fit for purpose. Other countries have been asking for water-proof coats, that can be used as washable over-garments.
I don't think any government is going to come out of this scoring 100%.
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#4... has been an unmitigated disaster.
Re: The UK’s public health response to Covid-19
#5>If the government failed in its duty to protect the public, it also failed to protect staff in the NHS and social care by not delivering sufficient amounts of personal protective equipment (PPE) of the right specification, again deviating from WHO advice The government is currently telling anyone who will listen that hospitals have all the PPE they need. However, local nurses and doctors are co-ordinating with volun…
The lack of PPE is a world-wide problem. The UK imported tonnes of the stuff for Turkey, but it was deemed to be not fit for purpose. Other countries have been asking for water-proof coats, that can be used as washable over-garments. I don't think any government is going to come out of this scoring 100%.
It's a world-wide problem that the media in every Western country seem to be spinning as a unique failure of their government, often for cynical and stupid partisan reasons. Same with the global shortage of everything needed to carry out widespread coronavirus testing.
Re: The UK’s public health response to Covid-19
#6>If the government failed in its duty to protect the public, it also failed to protect staff in the NHS and social care by not delivering sufficient amounts of personal protective equipment (PPE) of the right specification, again deviating from WHO advice The government is currently telling anyone who will listen that hospitals have all the PPE they need. However, local nurses and doctors are co-ordinating with volun…
The lack of PPE is a world-wide problem. The UK imported tonnes of the stuff for Turkey, but it was deemed to be not fit for purpose. Other countries have been asking for water-proof coats, that can be used as washable over-garments. I don't think any government is going to come out of this scoring 100%.
The UK response has been terrible in all respects. Please don't sugar coat it.
Re: The UK’s public health response to Covid-19
#7>If the government failed in its duty to protect the public, it also failed to protect staff in the NHS and social care by not delivering sufficient amounts of personal protective equipment (PPE) of the right specification, again deviating from WHO advice The government is currently telling anyone who will listen that hospitals have all the PPE they need. However, local nurses and doctors are co-ordinating with volun…
My wife is a doctor in a London hospital, from what I gather, there is no particular PPE problem there at the moment.
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#8And at the end of all this, you guys have Brexit. The UK is teetering on the cliff edge.
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
The lack of PPE is a world-wide problem. The UK imported tonnes of the stuff for Turkey, but it was deemed to be not fit for purpose. Other countries have been asking for water-proof coats, that can be used as washable over-garments. I don't think any government is going to come out of this scoring 100%.
The UK response has been terrible in all respects. Please don't sugar coat it.
Nope, in many repects it's been pretty good. The respects that it has been very poor at was:
* Being complacent about the country's testing capacity
* stopping testing outside of hospitals once the containment phase was deemed over
* PPE logistics. (tough global problem)
* Support for care-homes.
* Westminster's lack of care when it comes to coordinating the loosening of lock-down with the devolved countries
It was arguable that they should have started lock-down earlier, but given that the number of acute beds in the NHS wasn't overwhelmed, that's arguable.
If you look at stuff like the furlough scheme, support for individuals and freelancers so people don't suffer too much economically by being locked down, it a pretty good and swift response.
Re: The UK’s public health response to Covid-19
#10>If the government failed in its duty to protect the public, it also failed to protect staff in the NHS and social care by not delivering sufficient amounts of personal protective equipment (PPE) of the right specification, again deviating from WHO advice The government is currently telling anyone who will listen that hospitals have all the PPE they need. However, local nurses and doctors are co-ordinating with volun…
My wife is a doctor in a London hospital, from what I gather, there is no particular PPE problem there at the moment.
I'm sure the situation is uneven.