NIHR Doctoral Researcher & Public Health registrar working on housing & health @UCL.
#HealthInequalities, #ClimateCrisis=#HealthCrisis, healthy environments s/h
Sep 21, 2020 • 15 tweets • 6 min read
1) Had a few people ask today what I think about Heneghan & co's narrative that the risks of COVID-19 have been overhyped & we should aim to avoid all adverse impacts on the less vulnerable
Some thoughts (from my perspective as a public health registrar)
2) They present no evidence to demonstrate that the cure has been 'worse' than the disease. Of course measures should be targeted wherever possible, and we should absolutely strengthen Test & Trace, but the wider impacts have been worst where countries were most lax (see 12)
Aug 18, 2020 • 7 tweets • 6 min read
Our letter published in the @Telegraph today, expressing our concerns about Sunday's leaked announcement re. restructuring PHE mid-pandemic. Signed by 290+ #publichealth registrars (~1/2 Drs) in England
Letter (scroll down) telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2020/0…
Our 3 key asks of Govt:
Delay and consult properly on proposed changes, to avoid harming the pandemic response this winter; long-term ring-fenced PH funding at all levels; prioritise keeping people well & health inequalities
