A draft document prioritising patients for treatment in the event of services being overwhelmed was drawn up during Covid, an NHS leader has revealed.
A blanket do-not-resuscitate policy (DNACPR) was adopted by at least one NHS trust during the pandemic, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has heard.
Professor Kevin Fong has described ‘scenes from hell’ in intensive care units during the Covid pandemic.
Covid-19 Inquiry chair Baroness Hallett has rejected a plea from the UK Health Security Agency for the anonymity of two of its employees during hearings.
There was little evidence that high grade face masks provided more protection during the pandemic, the Covid Inquiry has heard.
The NHS was understaffed with nursing staff ‘stretched’ and ‘in fear’ during the pandemic, the Covid Inquiry has been told.
The UK entered the Covid pandemic with not enough NHS staff and a healthcare system ‘creaking at the seams’, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has heard.
The public hearings on the impact of the Covid pandemic on healthcare begin today.
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