“I DON’T WANT TO GO.”
Terry Pratchett; Reaper Man
#Discworld #Sadness #TooManyGoodbyes #AvoidableDeaths #CovidInquiryReport 💙
Grenfell Tower fire report: Tragedy result of ‘decades of failure’ at hands of government and construction companies

Manufacturers providing cladding and insulation engaged in ‘systematic dishonesty’ and hid the true danger of their products while successive governments failed to act on warnings

The Independent
Introducing safe routes to seeking asylum is the only way to stop deaths

Increased coastline security and restriction of viable routes is only pushing asylum seekers to take riskier journeys

The Guardian

#CovidInquiry – a damning report

#FatalStrategicFlaws” in #pandemic planning led to thousands of #AvoidableDeaths, says inquiry lead #BaronessHallett

'Although #BorisJohnson promised a “world-beating system”, only half of close contacts were reached through #TestAndTrace in badly affected areas. The use of private companies such as #Serco added to the complications, while, unfathomably, local #NHS expertise was overlooked.'
https://sussexbylines.co.uk/news/health-and-care/the-covid-inquiry-a-damning-report/
#Covid19 #ToryLegacy #IdeologyBeforePeople

The Covid Inquiry – a damning report

“Fatal strategic flaws” in pandemic planning led to thousands of avoidable deaths, says inquiry lead Baroness Hallett

Sussex Bylines
Dozens of MPs condemned as their constituents are ‘suffering avoidable ill-health and living shorter lives than they should’

Morning Star
“‘... you doctors aren’t supposed to hurt people, are you?’
‘Only in the course of normal incompetence.’”
Terry Pratchett; Night Watch
#Discworld #PrivateHospitals #AvoidableDeaths #SpireHospitals #Panorama #SaveOurNHS 💙😷
NHS ombudsman warns hospitals are cynically burying evidence of poor care

Exclusive: Rob Behrens says ministers and health leaders are doing too little to end ‘cover-up culture’ in England

The Guardian

Here’s why so many people sleep rough on #Britain’s streets – #Sunak’s #Tories have chosen to leave them there

Ministers can fix this: during the pandemic, rough sleepers were moved to warmth and safety. Now they are left to perish
- https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/01/people-sleep-rough-britain-streets-rishi-sunak-tories #UK #Homelessness #RoughSleeping #AvoidableDeaths
#ToryPoliciesInAction

Here’s why so many people sleep rough on Britain’s streets – Sunak’s Tories have chosen to leave them there

Ministers can fix this: during the pandemic, rough sleepers were moved to warmth and safety. Now they are left to perish, says writer and activist Danny Lavelle

The Guardian
escenic

Hospitals should not be given "minimum staffing levels" to protect patient safety, Jeremy Hunt has said.

The Telegraph