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Exclusive: Chief nurse @CNOEngland was dropped from No.10 coronavirus briefings after refusing to back Dominic Cummings independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
“A No 10 SPAD [special adviser] asked her directly how she would answer the Dominic Cummings question and she refused to play along and told them she would answer the same way as Jonathan Van-Tam. She was dropped immediately from the press briefing.”
What this story tells us is what we maybe knew all along - the #dailybriefings have become a charade and we are so far from "following the science" now that perhaps we need to re-think the daily spin session they've become?
Ruth May was dropped on 1 June. She was due to appear again on June 5 but traffic problems delayed her.

This is in the article but worth repeating for clarity.
Interesting piece from @janemerrick23 here now showing the presence of top medics and scientists at #dailybriefings has more than halved since the start of June: inews.co.uk/news/politics/…
@guardian now running the story - "confirmed separately by the Guardian" nice one @denis_campbell

Serious questions need to be asked of No.10 operation now and the process behind the #DailyBriefing
theguardian.com/politics/2020/…
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In the shadow of #Covid19: How your NHS will be transformed with millions left waiting in pain, expanded use of private hospitals and care rationed.

Read my special report for @Independent here: independent.co.uk/news/health/co…
"We are losing 15-20% of our bed base as a consequence of #Covid19. Overall as a trust we are looking at 60% of our pre-Covid capacity" - One NHS chief describes the impact of Covid precautions in their hospital as trusts take out beds to create distancing space
The threat of #COVID19 in NHS hospitals is not just a theoretical risk, SAGE minutes show transmission within the NHS was a major issue during the outbreak:
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Matt Hancock's claims of putting a "protective ring" around care homes is laughable. Homes reported in March that PPE was requisitioned for the NHS, patients were discharged with no testing until the end of April, and little extra funding made available by councils.
There is now lots of action being done and new support for homes from NHS due to be in place from today. But its too little too late, especially in the context of SAGE advising of community spread in February.
You can read about some of this new support for homes in this piece from me 3 days ago: independent.co.uk/news/health/co…
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One intensive care doctor will be allocated to 42 patients at Nightingale Hospital, where draft plans suggest up to a fifth of patients may not survive
Nurses working at @NightingaleLDN may be asked to carry out “unfamiliar” tasks such as safety checks of equipment incl ventilators and nasogastric tubes; clinical assessments; administering medications via infusions; using a double pump system; responding to ventilator alarms
There are “significant challenges” with transferring patients to the @NightingaleLDN site with around 60 extra ambulances needed to move critical care patients.

Blue lighting a critical care patient is a high-risk activity needing a specialist nurse at least
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