For anyone who hasn’t realised just how deep the #BackToNormal lunacy runs, take a look at some of the “nearly 50” @Conservatives who are actively supporting @UsforThemUK’s dangerous & irresponsible campaign to make 🏴schools #COVID19 MITIGATION-FREE!
Or of they prefer to learn alone, I can attach links to several CLEAR EXPLANATIONs from international experts, of why obsessive surface wiping etc is going to do v little to ⬇️#COVID transmission. @julianknight15@RobertSyms@timloughton@JamieWallisMP
If one of these @Conservatives is your MP, you can be sure that they either don’t understand that the #DeltaVariant has been a game changer for children or they do not care about the consequences of unmitigated spread in 🏴schools!
These & other MPs, who’re meant to uphold the #NolanPrinciples👇🏼are supporting a “policy” which puts innocent children & staff DIRECTLY IN HARM’s WAY for SEVERAL HRS/DAY on 5 DAYS/WEEK.
Approx 30-35hrs/week in a #COVID HIGH RISK ENVIRONMENT, supporting & enabling #UsForThemUK 8/
We mustn’t exclude MPs on @CommonsEd, but one can assume that if the CHAIR of the committee is in cahoots w/ these groups, they’ll have little chance to influence reckless irresponsible decisions made by them which directly affect the children they purport to care for. 9/
Myself & a several others have repeatedly raised concerns about such links & w/ @hartgroup_org (another #COVIDDisinformation platform), meetings facilitated by certain “journalists” in the MSM.
WE MUST NOT let these groups, @conservatives & scientists/medics w/ such dangerous fringe views do any more harm.
“A generation of young ppl is being thrust back into the VIRAL TRENCHES w/ minimal protection, a situation that verges on the incomprehensible…” @FT comment.
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To safely assess & diagnose what’s causing the pain, a HCP needs excellent history taking & examination skills plus the knowledge/wisdom to know when a patient needs further investigations or referral/admission to hospital.
These skills take years to develop & longer to hone.
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Can I put in a polite request for some basic Infection Prevention & Control in hospitals?
Patient w/ cough, SOB & fever (& partner w/ ‘cold’ symptoms) sat in a heaving waiting room for 5 hours, coughing…& MASKLESS!
@AmandaPritchard @NHSEnglandNMD
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Despite being triaged on entry, the patient (who was quite unwell) was not asked to put on a mask or requested to do a #COVID test until being seen in our area by my NP colleague.
It took < 30secs seeing the patient to suspect they had #COVID19 …& guess what 🤔 …they did!
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Partner had ‘cold’ symptoms for 3-4 days before the patient developed SOB worsening over 24hrs.
Of concern, the fully vaccinated patient previously had severe #COVID, requiring ITU & months in 🏥. Unfortunately despite this past experience no #COVID tests had been done.
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@MatthiasMuell15 summarises brilliantly exactly how so many of us feel & why it is vital that you allow #BaronessHallett access to ALL the WhatsApp messages she has requested 🙏🏼.
We will never forget the fear that caring for patients with #COVID in DIY PPE engendered & knowing that govt decisions over PPE contracts denied 1000s of us adequate protection is particularly disturbing.
Have you really forgotten the weekly claps of 2020?
Our friends/colleagues & loved ones died in their 1000s from COVID, because of COVID & as a result of a very poor UK government pandemic response & countless extremely bad decisions…
I can only assume that you are able to block out the avoidable harm & visceral pain felt by millions of ppl in the UK, since Mar 2020, which could have been lessened by us having a decent, honest, compassionate PM who wasn’t only interested in himself & furthering his career?
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You know the type of ppl I am referring to…
Those who died of #COVID, many alone or in hospital, those who couldn’t be w/ their sick or dying loved ones, those who couldn’t attend births/weddings/graduations/funerals/special PARTIES 🍾🥂🎉
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1 - has the child or a family member recently travelled abroad?
2 - has the child or a family member recently tested positive for #COVID?
3 - has anyone in the child’s home been asked to isolate for #COVID19 recently?
& it gets worse…much worse.
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So if a child/parent/caregiver answers NO to all 3 Qs they’re categorised as ‘#COVID✖️’, which is then handwritten on the front of the paper notes & entered into the computer (presumably for data collection).
NB This information INFORMS other HCWs seeing the child re risk etc
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