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In case you're wondering why #WhatsThePlanMatt? is trending, here's a recap:
⏰ At 9.30pm we started lighting up London by projecting our key messages onto significant buildings to mark our court case against the government over dodgy PPE contracts, that kicks off next week👩‍⚖️ Image
Our first stop was NHS England, Skipton House, Elephant & Castle.
Our message:
You didn’t give us safe PPE 😷
#ProtectNHSworkers 💙 Image
Location number 2: the headquarters of @PHE_uk.
In 2016, the government carried out a flu simulation called Exercise Cygnus. The resulting report (full of recommendations for improvements) was buried & ignored. Next time we must be better prepared. #WhatsThePlanMatt? Image
Stop 3 was @NHSEngland, Victoria Street.
The early months of the pandemic were chaotic. Some NHS staff were given out-of-date PPE, others had none at all. Over 880 health & social care workers have died. We stopped here because accountability & justice matter.
#WhatsThePlanMatt? Image
Location 4 were our wonderful mask suppliers @mfep_uk who lent us a wall & made us a **limited edition number** of masks especially for our court case next week displaying our #ProtectNHSworkers demand proudly.
Order yours 👉 shop.everydoctor.org.uk Image
Location no. 5: @DHSCgovuk.
Despite repeated warnings, our government failed to prepare for COVID-19. Then handed out contracts to companies with no business in making PPE including;
🕷️ a pest control firm
🍭a sweets manufacturer, and
💍 a jeweller in Miami
#WhatsThePlanMatt? Image
So that's how we came to be trending number 1 on Twitter on a Friday night (and taking that top spot from the footie!⚽️) Image
Throughout the night lots of lovely people have asked what they can do to take action too.
You can sign our open letter to Matt Hancock demanding a new Pandemic Preparedness Plan, here 👇 actionnetwork.org/petitions/what…
You can also join EveryDoctor as a Supporter by becoming a regular donor (a bit like donating to charity). A huge thank you to everyone whose joined us tonight 💙 everydoctor.org.uk/membership/sup…
Our 🚚 has one more stop to make before we call it a night, so stay tuned for the final location! Many thanks for following us tonight & all your incredible support!
(And oh yes, #WhatsThePlanMatt? 🤨)

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