29 July 2021 British Medical Journal
Undermined and undervalued: how the pandemic exacerbated moral injury and burnout in the NHS  Jo Best

 

 

BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL WRITE-UPS OF ALL NINE INQUIRY SESSIONS
BY DR JACKY DAVIS (INQUIRY PANELLIST)
 

Session 9 The BMJ Opinion 15 October 2021

People's Covid Inquiry:  The Pandemic continues - What now?

 

Session 8 The BMJ Opinion 6 September 2021

People's Covid Inquiry: Impact on the population (2) Families, NHS staff, mental health 

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Session 7 The BMJ Opinion 6 September 2021

People's Covid Inquiry: Profiteering from the people's health

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Session 6 The BMJ Opinion 27 August 2021

People's Covid Inquiry: Inequalities and discrimination 

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Session 5 The BMJ Opinion 27 August 2021

People's Covid Inquiry: Impact on frontline staff and key workers 

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Session 4 The BMJ Opinion 23 July 2021
People’s Covid Inquiry: Impact on the population (1) Families, social care, and disabled people

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Session 3 The BMJ Opinion 1 May 2021
People's Covid Inquiry: Did the UK Government adopt the right public health strategy? 

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Session 2 The BMJ Opinion 1 July 2021
People's Covid Inquiry: How did the UK Government respond? 

 

Session 1 The BMJ Opinion 23 July 2021
People’s Covid Inquiry: How prepared was the NHS? 

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PRESS CONFERENCE 7 JULY:  PANEL REPORTS ON 'MANIFESTLY OBVIOUS FINDINGS'

 

9 July 2021 Left Foot Forward
People’s Covid Inquiry: ‘The pandemic has uncovered a government unfit for purpose’ Alexandra Warren
 

8 July 2021 The National (Scotland)

Tory 'incompetence' on Covid-19 exposed by inquiry 'refusal', says Michael Mansfield

 

8 July 2021 The BMJ
Billions spent on private contracts should have gone to public services, says people’s inquiry Richard Hurley

 

8 July 2021 Morning Star
'Tory failures led to 150,000 virus deaths’

People’s Covid Inquiry delivers damning first findings, concluding government ‘unfit for purpose’ in the crisis

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7 July 2021 Channel 4 News
Daily Covid cases rising with experts fearing the impact of lifting Covid restrictions Victoria MacDonald

7 July 2021 Guardian

England’s reopening plan is a ‘dangerous experiment’ ministers told  Rachel Hall

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7 July 2021 iNews
Prosecute ministers who acted with 'gross negligence' during pandemic says People's Covid Inquiry David Parsley

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PRESS DURING MAIN INQUIRY 24 FEBRUARY - 16 JUNE 2021

 

19 June 2021 The BMJ Letter

Re: Governments should be made to work harder to keep public trust  Drs John Puntis and Tony O'Sullivan

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3 June 2021 Metro

Government accused of 'suppressing' Covid data ahead of Freedom Day Josh Ryan
Professor Stephen Reicher at Session 9 of People's Inquiry

 

27 May 2021 Metro
Michael Mansfield QC says the public does not yet know the full truth behind the stinging claims made by Dominic Cummings. QC says Dominic Cummings’ assault ‘confirms worst fears’ on Covid respo
 

23 May 2021 iNews
Private hospitals provided average of seven Covid beds a day despite £2bn Government contracts David Parsley

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20 May 2021 Morning Star
Private hospitals 'kept afloat' with NHS cash despite providing less healthcare than before pandemic 

 

18 May 2021 British Medical Journal
What went wrong in the UK’s covid-19 response? Martin McKee

 

17 May 2021 Independent
The British public deserve answers now, not next spring. So we started our own Covid inquiry Michael Mansfield

 

12 May 2021 Morning Star online
Public inquiry into pandemic handling cautiously welcomed

12 May 2021 Russia Today
'I'm not certain I trust his word' | Doctor on PM's Covid inquiry announcement John Puntis

10 May 2021 Left Foot Forward
NHS doctor: BAME people ‘almost discriminated against’ by virtual healthcare Samantha Wathen

1 May 2021 British Medical Journal 
People’s Covid Inquiry: Did the UK government adopt the right public health strategy? Jacky Davis

 

30 April 2021 The Guardian Letters
A crucial independent inquiry into Covid is already under way John Puntis, Tony O'Sullivan, Michael Mansfield

23 April 2021 Left foot forward
Unsafe and unsupported: The People’s Covid Inquiry hears testimony from frontline workers 

Samantha Wathen

 

23 April 2021 Morning Star online
Keyworkers felt unsafe and unsupported during pandemic due to lack of government preparedness, people’s inquiry hears

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19 April Russia Today UK 
Survey shows NHS bosses worried about staff exodus John Puntis

 

15 April The Times
We must scrutinise the government’s handling of the pandemic Michael Mansfield

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March/April Public Sector Focus Issue 33

We need answers now, that's why I'm chairing the People's Inquiry Michael Mansfield

12 April 2021  British Medical Journal 
‘Sixty seconds on … a covid-19 inquiry’ 
 

8 April 2021 Morning Star
Government abandoned care homes during pandemic, People's Inquiry hears

 

25 March 2021 Liverpool Echo

Sage expert warns coronavirus may never be eradicated
 

25 March 2021 Left Foot Forward
Why we’re holding a Covid inquiry now, not waiting for the government Samantha Wathan

24 March 2021 Tribune Mag
It's Time for a People's Covid Inquiry, Tony O'Sullivan
 

19 March 2021 The Guardian
Letters What a public inquiry into Covid must cover
 

March 2021  Morning Star
Two thirds of the public blame government policy for contributing to Britain’s Covid death toll
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11 March 2021 Manchester Evening News.
20,000 lives could have been saved had lockdown happened sooner, inquiry hears

6 March 2021 The Lancet
It’s time to ask questions and learn lessons Richard Horton

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4 March 2021 inews.co.uk
Two thirds of UK believe Government could have done more to reduce Covid death toll, new poll suggests

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24 February 2021 BMJ Opinion
We need a people’s covid-19 inquiry now John Puntis

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24 February 2021 Huffington Post

People's Covid Inquiry To Look Into Government's Handling Of Coronavirus

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19 February 2021 The House
The People’s Covid Inquiry will scrutinise the government’s handling of the pandemic while we still have time to effect change Michael Mansfield

15 February 2021 inews.co.uk Politics
Human rights lawyer Michael Mansfield heads up People’s Covid Inquiry into Government’s pandemic response

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5 February 2021. Morning Star.
NHS campaigners launch ‘Peoples Covid Inquiry’ into 100,000 coronavirus deaths

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24 March 2019 Byline Times Podcast

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The People’s Covid Inquiry Interview with Michael Mansfield (38:30 in)