Response to Sunday Times Insight article - Department of Health and Social Care Media Centrehttps://healthmedia.blog.gov.uk/2020/04/19/response-to-sunday-times-insight-article/ …
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You're wrong The UK was #2 in the 2019 pandemic preparedness index Everyones plan was for influenza This may not have been Corona, it might have been a contact spread - if the next pandemic is like ebola it needs completely different kit You are wielding hindsight as a weaponpic.twitter.com/baymE7MqQ2
So allowing PPE to dwindle and become ineffective was a good plan and only bad in hindsight? How about running down the NHS? A bad idea just in hindsight? You are defending the indefensible. Exact same situation but with a Labour government you'd be screaming blue murder!
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No ones stock pile is going to last the whole pandemic, of course they have to replenish The NHS hasn't reached capacity yet which means we are in a much better place than Spain or Italy - so what is your point about the NHS?
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They had to replenish very quickly because stocks hadn't been maintained which shows a clear lack of foresight. They are now scrambling to procure in a seller's market. The NHS was run down unjustifiably hence why fixing what they broke was a cornerstone of Tory manifesto.
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