Decade of Tory austerity was key factor in near-collapse of NHS during Covid
"The UK entered the pandemic ill-prepared and with its healthcare systems in a parlous state."
Tag: Covid-19
Grandad who raised more than £420k for charity during Covid dies aged 106
Dabirul Islam Choudhury walked hundreds of laps of his garden, all whilst fasting for Ramadan.
Tory MP ‘fobs off’ audience member who asked for apology over handling of pandemic
"You've just fobbed off that guy wanting an apology and you've fobbed off the whole country."
Sunak fails to hand over pandemic WhatsApp messages to Covid inquiry – reports
The Prime Minister said that he does ‘not have access’ to the messages as he changed his phone several times, The Guardian has reported.
Description of Matt Hancock as ‘failed health secretary’ ruled ACCURATE by watchdog
He won't like that! According to IPSO, it's absolutely fair game to refer to Matt Hancock as a 'failed health secretary'.
Woman who lost husband during pandemic confronts Hancock outside Covid inquiry
Lorelei King said she was unimpressed with the testimony Matt Hancock gave to the inquiry.
Long Covid ‘has devastating effect on sufferers’ lives’
Researchers found average fatigue scores were similar or worse than for patients with cancer-related anaemia or severe kidney disease.
Tories ‘too slow’ to recoup taxpayer money lost to Covid fraud
Total fraud and error across the schemes delivered was an estimated £4.5 billion, of which the department expects to recoup just £1.1 billion.
Covid-19: Senior civil servant shrugs off scheme fraud as a temporary ‘blip’
The NAO report warned that “historical experience shows that it takes a long time to rebuild trust when it is diminished”.