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Covid inquiry will not shy from holding wrong decisions to account – judge

The chair of Scotland’s inquiry into coronavirus has said it will not “shy away” from making findings where the wrong decisions have been made. Lady Poole will chair the inquiry into the devolved response to the pandemic in order to learn lessons ...

25 May 2022 at 15:35

Lord Brailsford ‘pressed reset button’ on Covid-19 inquiry, families say

Lord Brailsford has “pressed the reset button” on Scotland’s coronavirus inquiry after it was plunged into crisis when the judge originally set to run it quit alongside four senior lawyers, grieving families have said. The new chairman of ...

29 Nov 2022 at 17:31

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Covid inquiry chairman vows to focus on human impact

The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry will seek to place the experiences of people affected by the pandemic at its forefront, its chairman has said. Lord Brailsford said he wants to ensure the “human impact of the pandemic is captured before ...

15 Mar 2023 at 11:02

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 ...

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 ...

28 Aug 2023 at 06:54

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 between ...

28 Aug 2023 at 02:45

Scotland

No social care voice in Covid strategy cost lives in care homes, inquiry told

The lack of social care voices in Scottish Government pandemic decisions “absolutely” cost lives in care homes, an inquiry has heard. Donald Macaskill, chief executive of Scottish Care, told the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry the ...

22 Mar 2024 at 19:47

Earlier hospital admission could have saved my fiance, woman tells Covid inquiry

A woman whose fiance died of Covid-19 believes he could still be alive if he had been admitted to hospital sooner instead of being sent away with antibiotics, an inquiry has heard. Constance McCready told the Scottish ...

06 Dec 2023 at 15:12

Woman ‘gobsmacked’ by Downing Street lockdown party on day of mother’s funeral

A woman whose mother’s funeral took place on the day of a lockdown cheese and wine party in Downing Street has said the disregard shown by those breaking the rules was “gobsmacking”. Sharon Mair told the Scottish ...

06 Dec 2023 at 15:06

Ambulance drove off while Covid patient was ‘slumped’ over gate, inquiry told

Ambulance workers drove off as a man critically ill with Covid clutched his chest while “slumped” over his driveway gate, an inquiry has heard. Caroleanne Stewart, of Scottish Covid Bereaved, lost her brother to ...

24 Nov 2023 at 18:28

Grandmother died long before care home informed family, Covid inquiry told

A care home allegedly told a woman her grandmother had been dead for 10 minutes when the family is sure she died a “considerable period of time” before that, an inquiry has heard. Gillian Grant told the ...

24 Nov 2023 at 10:05

Mother ‘powerless’ to help daughter in care home during Covid, inquiry told

A mother has told an inquiry her daughter felt she “lost her family” due to restrictions in care homes during the Covid-19 pandemic. Verona Gibson, a member of Care Home Relatives Scotland, told the ...

21 Nov 2023 at 17:00

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