‘Dirty dossier’ ex-MI6 officer Christopher Steele criticises the UK’s ‘inadequate’ response to Russian political interference designed to push parties to ‘extremes’ Mr Steele said UK had been too slow in countering threat of Russian disruption Said lax regulation of Russian money in British politics was particularly worrying Former spy’s intelligence consultancy was behind 2016 report … Read more
Hairdressers could be passing on coronavirus to their clients as there are fears their plastic face visors are ‘inadequate’, experts have warned. Scientists have raised concerns that the plastic face shields worn by barbers and hairdressers might not be providing suitable protection against coronavirus. They fear that the significant gap could still allow virus-laden droplets … Read more
MPs slam government over ‘inadequate’ testing and failure to protect care homes as they point the finger at Public Health England By Press Association Published: 00:05 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 06:57 BST, 19 May 2020 The Government’s coronavirus testing capacity has been ‘inadequate’ throughout the pandemic while there has been a lack of … Read more
Matt Hancock was warned to ‘dramatically’ increase the Government’s ‘inadequate’ testing regime today as a care home boss warned even Boris Johnson’s aim of 200,000 per day would not be enough. Jeremy Richardson, the chief executive of one of the UK’s largest care providers, said that the Health Secretary’s plan to boost testing in homes … Read more
The official list of COVID symptoms has been branded ‘dodgy’ and ‘inadequate’ by a top scientific advisor. Dr Nick Summerton called for tiredness, breathlessness and loss of appetite to be included in key symptom list. Currently the NHS only notes a persistent cough and fever as the main signs, and says these are the only … Read more
NHS medics threaten to quit over safety concerns as doctor slams ‘inadequate’ protection saying she is treating coronavirus victims with small gloves, ‘little plastic aprons’ and has to wear scrubs covered in patient sweat Dr Rinesh Parmar said health professionals could ‘give up the profession’ Dr Lisa Anderson said those working on wards to not … Read more
Supermarkets have been warned against inadvertently accelerating the spread of coronavirus in the elderly population by allowing potentially infected NHS workers to mix with them in reduced opening times. Many big stores have launched a so-called ‘silver hour’ where pensioners can shop in restocked aisles to avoid them falling victim to panic-buying. Frontline health staff … Read more