The trail of bad decisions and delays that led to 23,000 avoidable deaths | The Observer
Matt Hancock accused of insulting 'memory of every COVID victim' over inquiry comments
“When the pandemic hit in early 2020, hospital patients were rapidly discharged into care homes - but there was no policy requiring them to be tested for COVID before admission.”
My mother died of hospital-acquired COVID-19 in an underventilated ward where staff wore loose-fitting surgical masks. Policymakers’ hubris and lack of engagement with the evidence base cost thousands of lives.
“My mother died of hospital-acquired COVID-19 in an underventilated ward where staff wore loose-fitting surgical masks. Policymakers’ hubris and lack of engagement with the evidence base cost thousands of lives.”