Covid inquiry
‘Rare’ Covid jab side-effects must not undermine vaccine role, inquiry told
Public hearings for the fourth module of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry started in London on Tuesday.
2024 in review: Health
Industrial action, racist attacks on health workers and the ‘omnishambles’ of a new maternity hospital in Belfast all made the headlines in 2024.
Newton Emerson: Have our schools and teachers learned the lessons of the Covid pandemic?
Acknowledgement of the scale and needlessness of the disaster would be a start
Absense of reflection and lessons learned over pandemic in north is ‘stark’, Covid Inquiry told
Barrister representing north’s bereaved families spoke at hearing in London
England’s hospitals within hours of running out of some PPE items – Matt Hancock
Matt Hancock told the Covid-19 inquiry there were only hours to go at one point, until gowns ran out.
Matt Hancock: My job was to shield NHS from political interference during Covid
The former health secretary told the Covid-19 inquiry that interference from Number 10 caused ‘incredible difficulties’ at times.
Former health secretary Matt Hancock to be questioned at Covid inquiry
Mr Hancock will give evidence over two days.
NHS backlog would not be as bad if No 10 had agreed beds funding, inquiry told
NHS England boss Amanda Pritchard has given evidence to the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry.
Top NHS medic: I was terrified service would be overwhelmed during Covid
It comes as Sir Stephen Powis was asked about a document prioritising who should receive care in the Covid-19 pandemic.
Hospitals ‘close to collapse’ amid scenes ‘from hell’ during pandemic – inquiry
A top doctor broke down in tears as he said that scenes in the unit ‘were like nothing I had ever seen’.