Covid Inquiry: Government wasn’t ‘electrified’ by threat from virus, Whitty says
22 Nov 2023 Medical

Covid Inquiry: Government wasn’t ‘electrified’ by threat from virus, Whitty says

Chief medical officer says “hard geopolitical threats” are treated differently to health emergencies
by Jim Dunton
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Consultants still make up a quarter of test and trace workforce as bosses admit jobs 'less attractive' to civil servants
Significant progress made on cutting consultant numbers, but short-term roles and secondments deter officials from applying
Andy Cowper: The PM plays party games while the NHS strains under Covid pressures
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Job has been "most challenging of my professional career", JVT says
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Health secretary signs off on £90m-a-month plans to put sector on standby to provide backup for NHS services
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Don’t ignore other areas of care when tackling Covid backlog, DHSC told
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