Sunak’s 15-year plan to ‘transform’ NHS workforce
More doctors and nurses will be trained and thousands of new roles will be created to work alongside them, as part of a major NHS England workforce plan. Speaking at a launch event, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the plan would focus on three main principles – train, retain and reform. Source link
Matt Hancock says UK's pandemic strategy was completely wrong
Planning focused more on burying the dead than averting disaster, ex-health secretary says. Source link
Covid Inquiry: Abuse of experts must stop, says Whitty
Sir Chris laments treatment as he gives evidence to Covid Inquiry on pandemic preparedness. Source link
How to Prevent Memory Loss
As we age, our memory declines. This is an ingrained assumption for many of us; however, according to neuroscientist Dr. Richard Restak, a neurologist and clinical professor at George Washington Hospital University School of Medicine and Health, decline is not inevitable. The author of more than 20 books on the mind, Dr. Restak has decades’ […]
Isolating sooner might have avoided first lockdown, Hunt says
The UK should have prepared to test and isolate more, the ex-health secretary tells the Covid inquiry. Source link
Covid Inquiry: Former chief medical officer close to tears over pandemic deaths
Dame Sally Davies apologises to bereaved families and says the UK was poorly prepared for the pandemic. Source link
Covid Inquiry: Mistake not to consider range of pandemics – David Cameron
David Cameron says “group think” meant government focused on flu pandemics, rather than other diseases. Source link
Covid inquiry: UK's public services were 'depleted' when Covid hit
The nation’s health was declining and the NHS was struggling by 2020, the Covid inquiry hears. Source link
Pandemic akin to war, lawyer tells Covid inquiry
Decisions were “finely balanced” and, with hindsight, might have been different, Fiona Scolding KC says. Source link
Covid inquiry: Failure to consider 'potentially massive impact' of lockdown pre-pandemic
The UK may not have been well prepared “at all”, says the lead lawyer for the Covid inquiry. Source link