Covid inquiry
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’.
Covid inquiry: Sir Michael McBride says initial messaging on shielding ‘could have been more nuanced’
Northern Ireland’s chief medical officer Sir Michael McBride was giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
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Minister to lead review of national resilience following Covid-19 Inquiry report
MPs heard the report painted a ‘stark’ picture on the condition of public services.
Analysis: Covid Inquiry chair opening salvo makes it clear initial preparations for the pandemic were dire
Baroness Heather Hallett has said preparations for the ‘inevitable’ arrival of the next pandemic cannot wait
Northern Ireland families call for UK Covid-19 Inquiry to go further
Brenda Doherty who lost her mother during the pandemic said the Inquiry should not shy away from suggesting changes at Stormont
Starmer says ministers will ‘carefully consider’ Covid inquiry recommendations
Inquiry chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett made 10 recommendations to avoid another crisis with the same scale of death and financial cost.
Swinney vows to ‘carefully consider’ Covid inquiry recommendations
Inquiry chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett has urged the new UK Government and devolved administrations to take action on 10 major areas.
UK Covid-19 Inquiry report calls for ‘radical reform’ in pandemic planning
Baroness Heather Hallett said that ‘if the reforms I recommend are implemented, the nation will be more resilient’.