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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 lost ...

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

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 January 1, ...

28 Aug 2023 at 02:45

Covid triaging ‘abysmal’ as some denied treatment while ill, inquiry told

Covid triaging was “abysmal” as some people were refused medical care while battling the virus, the UK Covid-19 inquiry has heard. Alan Wightman, representing the Scottish Covid Bereaved group, told the inquiry of two young men, aged 28 ...

04 Oct 2023 at 17:06

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 the UK Covid-19 Inquiry in ...

17 Jan 2024 at 15:56

Scotland

Covid bereaved group demands ‘truth’ ahead of UK Covid-19 Inquiry Scottish dates

A Covid bereaved group has called on the Scottish and UK governments to tell the “truth” about the early days of the Covid lockdown in Scotland, ahead of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry resuming north of the border. The UK Covid-19 Inquiry ...

15 Jan 2024 at 18:05

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 remain exempt from ...

24 Jan 2024 at 10:21

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

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 ...

03 Oct 2023 at 17:16

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 ...

24 Nov 2023 at 18:28

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 ...

27 Oct 2023 at 19:58

Bereaved families say Sunak’s evidence to Covid inquiry was ‘pathetic’

Bereaved families have called the Prime Minister’s evidence to the Covid inquiry “pathetic” and criticised his inability to recall emails sent during the pandemic. Some people hung images of ...

11 Dec 2023 at 18:24

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