In the spirit of understanding UK PPE guidelines there have been repeated attempts to engage with policymakers. Their replies have not been helpful. We call upon UK CMOs to issue the rationale for the current denial of FFP3 for COVID19-facing healthcare workers. #FreshAirNHS

Reflecting on today’s revelations at the Covid Inquiry… …about how those tasked with setting IPC guidance didn’t believe healthcare workers needed FFP3 masks because Covid wasn’t airborne. Now look at this NHS tweet from Nov 2021 & tell me they didn’t know it was airborne 🧐

Dame Ruth May just said that the IPC Cell *obtained a consensus* on IPC, but final decisions & oversight was always with PHE/UKHSA In late 2020 I contacted NERVTAG, DHSE, PHE & NHSE to plead for IPC guidance change 🚨They all denied responsibility Is anyone telling the truth?

Why do people have ZERO sense of urgency? Hey let's wait another 10 years to end up with a huge increase in the number of chronically ill people (from all Covid complications), and then we can write a report about it and have a public inquiry re: what went wrong. I mean? Hello?

This is Dr Lisa Ritchie who was the Head of Infection Prevention & Control for NHS England & Chair of the IPC Cell. In this video, she explains why patients should never wear FFP3 masks - even if they are known to be highly infectious or if they are clinically vulnerable… /1

Wow NHSE, what a solution 👏 Fellow GPs, All we need to do to help hospitals is to avoid hospital admissions for our sick patients during winter?! Who knew?! Lightbulb moment indeed! (Btw NHSE - we ONLY admit patients to hospital who actually NEED hospital admission!)

This is Prof Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Advisor at UKHSA, explaining why she doesn’t think that FFP3 masks should be recommended (instead of fluid resistant surgical masks) in hospitals - even when there is an accepted risk of airborne transmission. 🚨Paging Trisha Greenhalgh

The story of West Nile virus, from non-existent concern to major health threat, is a story of nature-destroying capitalist expansion. Yet it is never covered this way. The spread of the virus is inevitable and infection prevention up to you, spray and cover your skin

I recently paid my painter £30 per hour. He did a good job - better than I could have. It then dawned on me that he earns more than the vast majority of healthcare and education staff. Quite something, how little we value those that look after our lives and our kids’ futures?

The GP was great. There were some things I thought to ask for but didn’t because I thought it was overkill which was then suggested. We were also able to talk about another problem which she had very good knowledge of and stopped me needing an extra appointment, and an

Over the last 2 days at UK Covid-19 Inquiry the NHS has shown its dark & ugly side There was never going to be an apology from IPC guidance authors whose guidance drove disproportionately high rates of death & COVID19 in non-ICU HCWs & huge rates of nosocomial SARS2, but… /1

In the second hour, James O'Brien talks about long term sickness, particularly #LongCovid - at last it's being discussed on LBC. Thanks to listener Anne for explaining the plight of #pwLC in the UK 🙏 globalplayer.com/catchup/lbc/uk…

Moving care from secondary to primary care: Makes sense. Cheaper, better for patients. Doing so by turning GP into secondary care e.g mega-practices, at scale etc negates the financial benefits of the move. General Practice is a way of working not just a physical location 1/4

James O'Brien, true to his word, did a #LongCovid #LongCovidKids phone in on LBC Thank you! This was me, there is SO MUCH MORE I wish I had said, not least highlighting the bare faced lies we are hearing from our public officials at the #CovidInquiry this week. 🧵1 of 5

for some reason Boris Johnson was missing from that declared accepted gifts chart. i fixed it.

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Tim Farron, "The unpleasantness about this debate is only matched by the lack of proper information" #BBCQT "85% of refugees settle in the country next to where they come from" "The French take 3x more refugees than we do" "The Germans take 4x more refugees than we do" "If

Why can’t I see a GP? Blame NHS England for this, having cut GP Practice finding by 20% in the last 8yrs. Instead funded other roles that GPs have no choice but to accept via ARRS (Additional Roles) GPs were excluded The average practice has lost the funding for 2 full time GPs

'What a turn up for the books, Nigel Farage saying things which turn out to be completely untrue.' ＠mrjamesob reacts as ＠HenryRiley1 reveals what happened when LBC investigated the Clacton MP’s claim he was instructed by the speaker's office not to hold surgeries in person.

Indoor space is a controllable environment. We spend 90% of our time there. We heat and cool it. We can clean the air in it. The benefits include reduced exposure to infectious aerosols and Particulate pollution. 2 of our biggest public health concerns. #CleanAir