DECEMBER 2016: CMO Sally Davies
“We’ve just had in the UK a 3-day exercise on flu, on a pandemic that killed a lot of people..It became clear that we could not cope with the excess bodies”.
Inadequate ventilation capacity was specifically identified
newstatesman.com/politics/healt…
“We’ve just had in the UK a 3-day exercise on flu, on a pandemic that killed a lot of people..It became clear that we could not cope with the excess bodies”.
Inadequate ventilation capacity was specifically identified
newstatesman.com/politics/healt…
They knew 3 and a half years ago at least that it would likely be respiratory and would likely need ventilator support.
What was more important to both May and Johnson? Where to spend £billions?
Brexit.
One that reduces our supply chains and EUropean support network.
What was more important to both May and Johnson? Where to spend £billions?
Brexit.
One that reduces our supply chains and EUropean support network.
Despite these glaring omissions they did not even change the response roadmap. Or up the orders.
This was under both Jeremy Hunt and Matt Hancock as Health Secretaries
What about ordering a stockpile of Hazmat suits and PPE gear as well?
Oh no
Let’s spend the money on Brexit
This was under both Jeremy Hunt and Matt Hancock as Health Secretaries
What about ordering a stockpile of Hazmat suits and PPE gear as well?
Oh no
Let’s spend the money on Brexit
“Plans to increase capacity of these critical care services are an important aspect of planning”
Characteristic of this Government nothing was actioned as part of a detailed operational plan
Instead they have pursued immigration policies that have sent EU medical personnel away
Characteristic of this Government nothing was actioned as part of a detailed operational plan
Instead they have pursued immigration policies that have sent EU medical personnel away
I can feel the anger burning as I read this.
Last night I had only read part of this document and had to put it to one side as I dreaded discovering for sure a catastrophic and negligent failure to make operational changes.
gov.uk/guidance/pande…
Last night I had only read part of this document and had to put it to one side as I dreaded discovering for sure a catastrophic and negligent failure to make operational changes.
gov.uk/guidance/pande…
Hayes Festival May 2018 spelling out that the biggest threat is from a virus started in one country (she specifies China and bats) and someone gets on a plane and comes to the U.K.
It isn’t as if we were not warned.
It isn’t as if we were not warned.
Bill Gates, April 2018. Spelling out the likelihood of a flu pandemic that would kill 30 million people and saying Governments were ill prepared.
Ease of spread through globalisation and ease of travel.
It isn’t as if we were not warned.
Ease of spread through globalisation and ease of travel.
It isn’t as if we were not warned.
Here is Bill Gates giving a TED talk on it.
It isn’t as if we were not warned.
It isn’t as if we were not warned.
H/T @EUnotCoup
“Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Strategy”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
“Health and Social Care Influenza Pandemic Preparedness & Response”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
“Pandemic Influenza Response Plan”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
All 3 tested & failed-not revised
“Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Strategy”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
“Health and Social Care Influenza Pandemic Preparedness & Response”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
“Pandemic Influenza Response Plan”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
All 3 tested & failed-not revised
