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Covid inquiry ‘must investigate structural racism as a key issue in all modules’

The inquiry into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the UK must investigate structural racism as a key issue, a campaign group representing bereaved families has said. The Covid Bereaved Families for Justice organisation called for an ...

28 Feb 2023 at 07:15

Lord Brailsford pledges ‘robust investigation’ into handling of Covid pandemic

The chair of Scotland’s Covid-19 inquiry has promised a “robust investigation” into how Scottish ministers responded to the pandemic. During a preliminary hearing of the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry, Lord Brailsford paid tribute to those who had ...

28 Aug 2023 at 14:46

Scotland

Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry criticised as ‘shambolic’ before it begins

The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry has been branded “shambolic” ahead of its first preliminary hearing. Human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar, lead solicitor on behalf of Scottish Covid Bereaved, a group of grieving families, was critical of efforts to ...

28 Aug 2023 at 06:54

Care home visiting restrictions in pandemic ‘cruel and punitive’, inquiry hears

Restrictions on families visiting their loved ones in care homes during the pandemic felt cruel and punitive, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has heard. The inquiry was told there had been more than 50,000 deaths related to the virus in care homes ...

19 Mar 2024 at 15:28

Scottish Covid bereaved families want ‘answers, accountability and apology’

Scottish families who lost loved ones from Covid want “answers, accountability” and an “apology” through the inquiry set up to assess the Government’s response, their lawyer has said. At the beginning of the second module of the Covid -19 ...

03 Oct 2023 at 17:16

Partygate was ‘ultimate insult’ to Covid bereaved, inquiry told

A woman who lost her partner to Covid has hit out at UK Government officials who held illegal lockdown parties, saying there was a “culture of contempt for the ordinary people” throughout the pandemic. Jane Morrison, of Scottish Covid ...

27 Oct 2023 at 19:58

Families want ‘truth, answers and accountability’ at Covid inquiry hearing in NI

Families bereaved during the Covid-19 pandemic want “truth, answers and accountability” when decision-making in Northern Ireland is examined by the UK-wide inquiry, a solicitor has said. Enda McGarrity, who represents the Covid ...

23 Apr 2024 at 13:28

Scotland

Scottish Covid-19 inquiry to start in July, families told

The Scottish Covid-19 inquiry will formally start in July this year, families who lost loved ones to the disease have been told. The Scottish Covid Bereaved group welcomed a “candid” meeting on Monday with one of the senior ...

22 May 2023 at 13:57

Scottish Covid Inquiry to hold preliminary hearing

People who lost loved ones to coronavirus will be among those attending a preliminary hearing of the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry. The inquiry has been set up to investigate the devolved strategic response to the pandemic ...

28 Aug 2023 at 02:45

Covid inquiry to offer advice on handling ‘future disaster’ better – counsel

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry will offer the government recommendations on “how any such future disaster might be handled better”, a counsel to the inquiry has said. The latest phase of the inquiry will examine and make ...

16 Jan 2024 at 17:19

Bereaved families: How is Leitch still in a job after Covid admissions?

A woman who lost her brother to Covid-19 has questioned why the national clinical director Jason Leitch is “still in a job” after it emerged he deleted WhatsApp messages and gave Humza Yousaf advice on how to ...

24 Jan 2024 at 10:21

Patient movements ‘made mockery’ of infection control at hospital, inquiry told

Patients being able to meet friends and family outside hospital without protective measures made a “mockery of infection control”, an inquiry has heard. Scottish Covid Bereaved lead member Jane Morrison told ...

17 Jan 2024 at 15:56

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