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Public Health England set to be scrapped
Public Health England (PHE) is set to be replaced with a new body that will focus mainly on dealing with pandemics, new reports ; According to The…
We aimed at the wrong target
Stephen Dorrell, Chair of Public Policy Projects, outlines the policy context in which the UK’s Covid-19 response has been developed.…
A devastating injustice: Covid-19 and the BAME community
Editor-in-Chief Dan Male assesses how the pandemic has highlighted healthcare inequalities and disproportionate risks for BAME health workers. The Covid-19…
The £3 billion boost, is it enough?
The Government has announced a funding boost for the health service to see it through what could be one of…
Calls for greater data transparency to deal with local Covid spikes
The British Medical Association (BMA), has called on the Government to provide more transparency on local Covid-19 data, to aid…
The NHS called for aid, and the public answered
Catherine Johnstone CBE, CEO of the Royal Voluntary Service, has spent the last few months helping to mobilise the biggest…
Channelling national support to the frontline: NHS Charities Together
Over £103 million has now been donated to the NHS Charities Together Covid-19 ;Healthcare workers need support and the public…
Trust chiefs call for the Covid-19 “blame game” to stop on care homes
Following concerns from social care organisations that Covid-19 patients were being discharged unnecessarily into care homes, NHS trust chiefs have responded by calling for an end to the blame…
Unlawful killing conclusions at inquests: are the floodgates about to be prized open?
The important case of Maughan was heard in the Supreme Court in February, and the judgment is pending. What could…
Clinical negligence in the time of coronavirus
Lionel Stride, Barrister at Law for Temple Garden Chambers, outlines how the current pandemic could expose medical professionals to clinical…