"...the NHS in England came close to collapse during the height of the pandemic, only narrowly avoiding it due to the efforts of healthcare staff." A piece of information that often seems to get lost... #COVID19 #pandemic #COVIDinquiry

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87wg0lvnxjo

Covid inquiry NHS report key findings - from impact of Stay at home advice to visiting rules

An NHS close to collapse, patients failed and NHS staff put at risk - what you need to know.

BBC News
NHS was ‘on brink of collapse’ during pandemic, Covid inquiry finds

Heather Hallett says ‘superhuman’ efforts of workers were at times the only reason health service survived

The Guardian
NHS was ‘on brink of collapse’ during pandemic, Covid inquiry finds

Heather Hallett says ‘superhuman’ efforts of workers were at times the only reason health service survived

The Guardian

Covid-19 Inquiry gives its verdict TODAY amid warnings UK is less prepared for next pandemic

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/covid-19-inquiry-gives-verdict-36887360

New Zealand Covid response among world’s best but ‘scars’ remain, inquiry finds

Royal commission said the response led by Jacinda Ardern was broadly ‘appropriate’, in a wide-ranging report featuring recommendations for future pandemics

The Guardian
Tory peer to leave House of Lords after investigation finds he breached standards over £50m Covid PPE deals https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/06/tory-peer-lord-chadlington-leave-house-of-lords-covid-ppe-deals #UkNews #CovidInquiry #Nhs #Health #Coronavirus
Tory peer to leave Lords after investigation finds he breached standards over Covid PPE deals

Lord Chadlington introduced government to company in which he had financial interest in 2020

The Guardian
The Covid-19 inquiry is sounding a clear warning. If it’s not heeded, yet more lives will be lost
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/05/covid-19-inquiry-lives-lost-pandemic-mistakes?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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The Covid-19 inquiry is sounding a clear warning. If it’s not heeded, yet more lives will be lost

It’s not a question of if, but when, another pandemic hits Britain. We owe it to all those who suffered to make sure mistakes are not repeated, says Ben Connah, secretary of the UK Covid-19 inquiry

The Guardian
The Covid-19 inquiry is sounding a clear warning. If it’s not heeded, yet more lives will be lost | Ben Connah https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/05/covid-19-inquiry-lives-lost-pandemic-mistakes #CovidInquiry #Coronavirus #InfectiousDiseases #Science #UkNews #Politics
The Covid-19 inquiry is sounding a clear warning. If it’s not heeded, yet more lives will be lost

It’s not a question of if, but when, another pandemic hits Britain. We owe it to all those who suffered to make sure mistakes are not repeated, says Ben Connah, secretary of the UK Covid-19 inquiry

The Guardian
Covid inquiry reaches ‘bittersweet’ final day of witness testimony

Campaigners say ‘hard-hitting, clear-sighted and damning’ inquiry – the most expensive in history – ‘absolutely has been worth it’

The Guardian