“My partner is a lockdown policy death.
He was a serving police officer for 40 years, retired, and died in the first lockdown, on June 15th.
He wasn’t seen face to face until our 999 call, and died within 24 hours of heart failure.
He was a serving police officer for 40 years, retired, and died in the first lockdown, on June 15th.
He wasn’t seen face to face until our 999 call, and died within 24 hours of heart failure.
"He had been very, very ill all through since January 2020, he did have a heart scan eventually in April.
We were told he would be seen as a matter of urgency, but he wasn’t, nobody ever saw him until he called 999 and he died next day.
We were told he would be seen as a matter of urgency, but he wasn’t, nobody ever saw him until he called 999 and he died next day.
"The cardiologist told me that in fact when my partner had that scan in April he was a palliative patient then.
But his GP refused to see him face to face, then lost his scan, then told him he wasn’t sure how to refer him on to a specialist as it was lockdown.
But his GP refused to see him face to face, then lost his scan, then told him he wasn’t sure how to refer him on to a specialist as it was lockdown.
"He lost 2.5 stone and they told me all his organs had packed up by the time he was admitted via A&E.
I’m not sure anyone will tell this shocking story, although there will be many more.
I’m not sure anyone will tell this shocking story, although there will be many more.
"I’ve emailed my MP who just glossed over the facts and sent his condolences! Typical avoidant response I guess."
This is just one story shared with us, we know there are so many more...
This is just one story shared with us, we know there are so many more...
Lockdowns cost lives:
▪️ 200k have spent more than a year waiting for an operation. It was 1,600 in Jan'19.
▪️ @Ldn_Ambulance attends 60% more suicides or attempted suicides per day than in 2019
▪️ 560k lives will be lost *because* of lockdown according to experts @BristolUni
▪️ 200k have spent more than a year waiting for an operation. It was 1,600 in Jan'19.
▪️ @Ldn_Ambulance attends 60% more suicides or attempted suicides per day than in 2019
▪️ 560k lives will be lost *because* of lockdown according to experts @BristolUni
If you haven't already, join our campaign now to back a better way, at: timeforrecovery.org #TimeForRecovery #lockdown
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