Today’s landmark anniversary for the NHS has also sparked a wave of party-pooping by those using the occasion to argue for its end as we know it, writes NHS doctor David Oliver
Public Health
A report by the Commons' Public Accounts Committee found that the UK Health Security Agency had no auditable accounts
Austerity, combined with poor policy decisions, left the NHS in a far weaker position by the time David Oliver was caring for his first Coronavirus patient in March 2020
In the first week of the Covid Inquiry, the importance of aerosols has been ignored, and the WHO's disastrous initial claim Covid 'is not airborne' has been overlooked
Despite Government claims, a total of 272 contracts by NHS England and NHS Supply Chain Coordination have not been made public
Report exposes delayed pandemic preparation due to government machine having to focus fully on avoiding a crash-out exit from the EU without a deal.
Consultant David Oliver laments yet another 'Policy Zombie' from the Government
After £200m in Government COVID contracts, PPE Medro, associated with the Conservative peer Baroness Mone, appears to have few assets left
The Government's refusal to provide key documents to the inquiry is a blow to the pursuit of truth in the COVID Inquiry – but bereaved families and inquiry chiefs are determined to get answers
As the Government battles to not disclose WhatsApps to the official pandemic probe, a solicitor for bereaved families hints at the chair's potential resignation