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A 🧵 documenting all the damage caused by lockdowns......

1. Trussell Trust: UK food banks report busiest month ever (Apr, 2020) Food banks report an 89% increase in need for emergency food parcels in Apr, 2020, compared to Apr, 2019

trusselltrust.org/2020/06/03/foo…

2. Trussell Trust: Winter food bank use in 2020 - projections suggest 846,000 (6 per min) parcels will need to be provided between Oct & Dec, 2020 (increase of 61%)

trusselltrust.org/heriot-watt-re…

3. UNICEF: 150m additional children plunged into poverty due to Covid-19 (Sept, 2020) N⁰ of children without access to education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation or water increased by 15% since start of pandemic

unicef.org/press-releases…

4. Covid-19, lockdown & alcohol-related harm (Jun, 2020) Month-on-month alcohol sales increased by 31.4% since Mar. ⅕ drinking more frequently, with 15% consuming more alcohol per session & ⅕ drinking on daily basis

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

5. Impact of Covid-19 epidemic on eating disorders (Nov, 2020) Covid-19 epidemic significantly impacted on eating disorders, both in terms of post-traumatic symptomatology & interference with recovery process

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ea…

6. Exploring ways in which Covid-19 & lockdown affects adults with anorexia nervosa & their carers (Jul, 2020) Reduced access to services led to heightened psychological distress & physical symptoms, resulting in increased practical demands for carers

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

7. Effects of isolation & confinement on humans (2016) Negative effects include, but not limited to, depression, cognitive impairment, sleep disorders, sensory deprivation & impaired neuromuscular performance, hence their use as punishment

journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.11…

8. Social relationships & mortality risk (2010) Meta-analytic review of 148 studies found 50% increased likelihood of survival in those with stronger social relationships (consistent across age, sex, health status & cause of death)

journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/a…

9. The toxic effects of perceived social isolation (2014) Review of documented evidence relating to higher rates of morbidity & mortality in lonely adults, especially the elderly

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

10. Social ties & susceptibility to the common cold (1997) Those with more diverse social networks have greater resistance to upper respiratory illness

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9200634/

11. Behavioral & psychological effects of Covid-19 quarantine in patients with dementia (Sept, 2020) 59.6% reported worsening of pre-existing symptoms, with irritability, apathy, agitation & anxiety among highest

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33033486/

12. Mental health deterioration during lockdown (Jul, 2020) 45% report negative impact on mental health, 36% lack confidence leaving the house, 56% isolated from loved ones, 29% go at least 4 days without conversation. 120,000 with dementia live alone

alzheimers.org.uk/news/2020-07-1…

13. Age UK: Millions worrying about impact of lockdown on mental health (May, 2020) 6.4m over 70s concerned about lockdown effects, with 2.9m reporting mental health affected & 3.3m report restricted access to necessities

ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/a…

14. Mental health before & during Covid-19 pandemic (Jul, 2020) 27.3% of participants exceeded threshold score of clinically significant level of mental health - avg score 0.48 points higher than expected trajectory

thelancet.com/journals/lanps…

15. ONS: Coronavirus & depression in UK adults (Jun, 2020) As per NHS - adults with depression score 10+ on Public Health Questionnaire 8. ONS reports 19.2% of adults likely to be depressed (×2 Jul, 2019 - 9.7%)

ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

16. Mental health & health behaviours before & during initial phase of Covid-19 lockdown (Sept, 2020) Psychological distress increased from 19.4% in 2017-2019 to 30.6% in Apr, 2020

jech.bmj.com/content/early/…

17. National Autistic Society: Report into impact of coronavirus (Sept, 2020) 9/10 autistic adults worried about mental health - 85% report increase in anxiety. Also, 7× more likely to be chronically lonely & 6× more likely to have low life satisfaction

autism.org.uk/what-we-do/new…

18. Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on suicide rates (Oct, 2020) Article examining impact of pandemic on factors that result in suicide & suicide rates during significant global events. Cites many articles & studies

academic.oup.com/qjmed/article/…

19. Abuse, self-harm & suicidal ideation in UK during Covid-19 pandemic (Jul, 2020) 4121 (9%) of participants report experiencing psychological or physical abuse. 7984 (18%) experience thoughts of self-harm/suicide. 2174 (5%) report harming themselves

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

20. Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on cancer deaths due to delays in diagnosis (Jul, 2020) Est cancer death increase - breast: 7.9-9.6% (281-344), colorectal: 15.3-16.6% (1445-1563), lung: 4.8-5.3% (1235-1372) & oesophagael: 5.8-6.0% (330-342)

thelancet.com/journals/lanon…

21. Patients waiting more than month for urgent cancer checks (Apr, 2020) NHS Clinical Director for Cancer concerned Covid-19 pandemic could lead to 50% increase in cancer deaths over next 12 months

gponline.com/patients-waiti…

22. Effects of delays in 2-week-wait cancer referral pathway (Jul, 2020) Referrals decreased up to 84% during lockdown. Est backlog loss (lives/life years): 25% - 90/1662, 50% - 183/3362, 75% - 276/5075

thelancet.com/journals/lanon…

23. Disruption & recovery of cancer from Covid-19 pandemic (Aug, 2020) 3-6 months disruption of screening, diagnosis & treatment - excess deaths between 3580-7160 & 5-year survival rates set back 8 years

carnallfarrar.com/life-sciences/…

24. Place & causes of acute cardiovascular mortality during Covid-19 pandemic (Sept, 2020) Post Mar, 2020 - 28, 969 acute cardiovascular deaths (5.1% Covid related) Excess of 2085 (+8%) Settings: Home (+35%), care home/hospice (+35%) & hospital (+0%)

heart.bmj.com/content/early/…

25. Monitoring indirect impact of Covid-19 pandemic on services for cardiovascular disease (Oct, 2020) Across 9 hospitals, total admissions & emergency attendances relating to cardiovascular disease decreased by 57.9% & 52.9& respectively

heart.bmj.com/content/early/…

26. Royal College of Surgeons: NHS waiting times (Aug, 2020) 50,000+ waiting 52+ weeks (30× higher than Feb) ½ of 3.6m on list longer than legal 18 weeks (worst breach since records began in 2007) Admissions from list: 285,819 in Feb, 41,121 in Apr

rcseng.ac.uk/news-and-event…

27. Donation & transplant activity in UK during Covid-19 lockdown (Aug, 2020) From Mar 23 - May 10, compared to 2019, eligible donors decreased by 68% & referral of potential donors decreased by 39%

thelancet.com/journals/lance…

28. Impact on waiting times for elective procedures (Apr, 2020) Prior to pandemic, approx 700,000 people admitted every month for elective procedures, inc diagnostics, transfusions & cancer treatments - majority suspended

edgehealth.co.uk/post/covid-19-…

29. Covid-19 disruption will lead to 28m surgeries cancelled worldwide (May, 2020) UK - 12 week delay: 516,000 ops cancelled, inc 36,000 cancer procedures, with each additional week leading to extra 43,300 cancellations

birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/20…

30. Extent of cancellations & their impact likely never to be fully realised due to suspension of data collection & publication by NHS

england.nhs.uk/statistics/sta…

31. Addressing indirect effects of Covid-19 on health of children & young people (Aug, 2020) Paediatric emergency attendances down 75% during lockdown & delayed vaccinations in 68 low income countries affects 80m children

cmaj.ca/content/192/32…

32. Decrease in paediatric A&E attendances (Apr, 2020) General hospitals: Feb, 2019 v Feb, 2020 - down 5.6% Mar, 2019 v Mar, 2020 - down 30.4% Children's hospitals: Feb, 2019 v Feb, 2020 - down 0.6% Mar, 2019 v Mar, 2020 - down 33.8%

adc.bmj.com/content/105/7/…

33. Panorama investigates domestic abuse during lockdown (Aug, 2020) ⅔ subjected to increased violence, with police receiving a report of domestic abuse every 30 secs. At 1 refuge, a woman tells investigator she was raped 100+ times before escaping

nelsonslaw.co.uk/panorama-domes…

34. Home Office Preparedness: Domestic abuse & risks of harm within home (Apr, 2020) Charity, 'Counting Dead Women' reports 14 women & 2 children murdered by abusers (23 Mar - 12 Apr) Highest in 11 years. Est 950,000 children affected in UK

publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5801/cmse…

35. Exacerbation of physical intimate partner violence (IPV) during lockdown (Aug, 2020) Incidences of IPV from Mar-May, 2020, 1.8× greater than 2017-2019 combined. IPV-related internal injuries: 2017-2019 - 16, Mar-May, 2020 - 28

pubs.rsna.org/doi/full/10.11…

36. Decrease in numbers of children seen for Child Protection Assessments (Jun, 2020) Attendances (Mar & Apr) in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sunderland, N.Tyneside & Northumberland - Mar: 2018 - 36, 2019 - 43, 2020 - 28. Apr: 2018 - 50, 2019 - 30, 2020 - 13

adc.bmj.com/content/early/…

37. Apr, 2020 - Editorial highlighting 'secondary pandemic' of child abuse & neglect, with significant risk of causing irreversible damage. Senior paediatrician quoted - "Children are perversely suffering for the benefit of adults."

bmj.com/content/369/bm…

38. Wider collateral damage to children in UK due to measures to protect adults (May, 2020) Article detailing harms inflicted on children, inc abuse, neglect, decline in mental health & reduction/withdrawal of protective services

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

39. Presentation of vulnerable children to A&E during lockdown (Nov, 2020) N⁰ of children presenting for safeguarding review via A&E down from 865 (Mar 1-May 31, 2019) to 355 (Mar 1-May 31, 2020)

emj.bmj.com/content/37/12/…

40. Record numbers contact NSPCC during lockdown (Jul, 2020) From Apr-Jun, 22,000+ adults contacted NSPCC due to child welfare concerns (+32% from Jan-Mar) 8287 in May - highest monthly call volume on record

nspcc.org.uk/about-us/news-…

41. Non-accidental injuries in children during pandemic (Apr, 2020) Article from Edinburgh's Royal Hospital for Sick Children highlighting effects of restrictions & their correlation with known risk factors of physical abuse of children

boa.ac.uk/policy-engagem…

42. Rise in incidence of abusive head injuries (AHI) during pandemic (Jul, 2020) At 1 centre, from Mar 23-Apr 23, 10 children (6 F, 4 M, aged 17 days - 14 months) treated for AHI. Since 2017, the centre has treated avg 0.67 cases per month (+1493%)

adc.bmj.com/content/early/…

43. Impacts of Covid-19 on childhood malnutrition & nutrition-related mortality (Jul, 2020) Study estimates increase of 128,605 deaths of children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa, due to reduction in nutrition & health services

thelancet.com/journals/lance…

44. Service disruptions could cause hundreds of thousands of extra deaths from HIV (May, 2020) 6 month disruption of antiretroviral therapy could result in 500,000+ deaths in sub-Saharan Africa

unaids.org/en/resources/p…

45. A&E visits in England down to record low (May, 2020) Monthly attendances: Pre-pandemic: 2.1m, Mar, 2020: 1.53m, Apr, 2020: 916,581l

bbc.co.uk/news/health-52…

46. Jul, 2020 - As well as 200,00 excess deaths, Govt report finds up to 1 million years of life could be lost due to healthcare delays & impending recession

mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/i…

47. Aug, 2020 - 16,000 people died between Mar 23 & May 1 due to healthcare restrictions

dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8…

48. Heart attack deaths up by 40% after 'Stay Home' lockdown message (Aug, 2020) Govt's 'Stay Home' message may have had 'devastating' impact by deterring thousands from seeking urgent medical attention

telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/0…

49. Sept, 2020 - Charity @BreastCancerNow calculated that approx 8600 women who missed scan have undetected breast cancer

bbc.co.uk/news/health-54…

50. Sept, 2020 - ONS study finds more than 96,000 non-Covid deaths registered between Mar 7 & May 1 - 12,774 above 5 year avg

dumptheguardian.com/uk-news/2020/s…

51. Oct, 2020 - Researchers say public health measures may have 'profound & long lasting' effects on mental health & will extend beyond those affected by Covid

bbc.co.uk/news/health-54…

52. Nov, 2020 - According to Ofsted, children with special needs & disabilities have been 'seriously affected'

dumptheguardian.com/education/2020…

53. Nov, 2020 - N.Ireland Health Minister, Robin Swann - "The ethical decision is, could we turn a Covid patient away? The answer is no...sorry - your operation, your scope, your diagnosis is going to have to be put off."

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

54. Nov, 2020 - ONS report, 'Business Impact,' predicts that 1 in 7 UK companies at risk of collapse

express.co.uk/news/uk/136201…

55. More than 40% of population denied non-Covid related healthcare, according to poll (Nov, 2020) On a national scale, poll results indicate an estimated 22 million people have been denied access to healthcare

express.co.uk/news/uk/136033…

56. Nov, 2020 - 64 babies were deliberately harmed during lockdown, 8 of whom died

bbc.co.uk/news/education…

57. £6m borrowed for every Covid death (Nov, 2020) Economist @cjsnowdon writes that "the Govt has laid waste to the world's 5th largest economy on the basis of dubious projections from risk averse academics"

dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8…

58. Dec, 2020 - Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development reports deepest economic contraction (11.2%) in 300 years & unemployment set to rise to 7.4% in 2021

bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

59. Jul, 2020 - Restrictions have cut farmers off from markets & have isolated villagers, leaving them without food & medical supplies, in Burkina Faso. 550,000 additional children struck by wasting disease every month (6.7m in 1 year)

apnews.com/article/lifest…

60. Oct, 2020 - Crisis largely down to failings of Prof Neil Ferguson's theoretical models & the Govt's unwillingness to admit this

telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/10/2…

61. Nov, 2020 - According to official Japanese stats, there were more suicides in Oct than Covid deaths in 2020. Suicides in Oct, 2020: 2153. Covid-19 deaths in 2020: 2087

edition.cnn.com/2020/11/28/asi…

62. Coroner speaks out on 'tragic & awful' mental health impact of Covid pandemic (Dec, 2020) After delivering 7 suicide verdicts on adult men in 3 days, N.Wales coroner said n⁰ of suicides is worrying evidence of lockdown impacts

dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9…

63. Oct, 2020 - Care Quality Commission warns of rise in cancer deaths fuelled by reduction in referrals

telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/10/1…

64. Dec, 2020 - Sherwin Hall's complaints of excruciating leg pain were not taken seriously - tumours in his pelvis & lungs went undetected for months

mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/t…

65. May, 2020 - Sharp increase in attempted suicides by elderly may be due depression & anxiety from social isolation, according to royal college

telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/2…

66. May, 2020 - Routine immunisation programmes have been disrupted in at least 68 countries, meaning millions of babies at risk of diseases such as polio, measles & diphtheria

telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

67. Dec, 2020 - With all emphasis concentrated on controlling the spread of Covid & protecting the NHS, those being negatively impacted by lockdown are being ignored

telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/12/2…

68. May, 2020 - Care Quality Commission launch investigation into claims that many hospitals acted illegally by knowingly discharging infected patients

dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8…

69. Jun, 2020 - National Audit Office found NHS policy to discharge without necessarily testing lasted nearly a month before being changed, resulting in 25,000 elderly patients being discharged into care homes

telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/1…

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