People's COVID Inquiry

Author: Keep Our NHS Public

This is the podcast of the People's COVID Inquiry. Subscribe to hear full recordings of all 8 fortnightly sessions that will take place until June 2021.With more than 100,000 deaths from Covid-19, we believe the public deserves to know how and why this has happened. The death toll will continue to rise for many months until vaccination starts to have an effect. In the meantime, learning the right lessons is urgent if lives are to be saved. Our Peoples Covid Inquiry will examine what has happened and how well the NHS was prepared.We will invite oral, written and video testimony from NHS staff, other frontline workers and members of the public as well as hear expert evidence. There will be a series of online Zoom meetings where a panel will interrogate the evidence presented in these testimonies.A powerful body of work will be developed to help understand how best to restore the NHS, public health and social care to the quality public services essential to look after people and keep them safe, both now and in the future.Our panel members are:Michael Mansfield QC (chair)Professor Neena ModiDr Jacky DavisDr Tolullah OniLorna Hackett, Barrister (Counsel to the Inquiry)https://www.peoplescovidinquiry.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Report launch: Misconduct in public office
Episode 11
Friday, 3 December, 2021

The People’s Covid Inquiry has accused the Government of ‘misconduct in public office’ over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic which led to tens of thousands of avoidable deaths. In the absence of a formal public inquiry into the pandemic, The People’s COVID Inquiry began in February 2021 and concluded it’s hearings in the summer. It covered all aspects of the government’s handling of the pandemic and heard testimony from a wide range of people and organisations. These included previous government advisors and key academics, as well as frontline workers and bereaved family members. The Inquiry was chaired by world renowned human rights barrister Michael Mansfield QC who, together with a panel of experts, have now delivered their findings and recommendations on all main aspects of the pandemic to date.Key findings include:1. The depleted state of the NHS and other public services prior to the pandemic was a determining factor in poor outcomes and led to avoidable deaths.2. The government was poorly prepared for the pandemic and moved too slowly, which led to avoidable death.3. The government adopted the wrong strategy leading to loss of life and growing mistrust in its advice.4. The government’s poor record on inequalities has put the most vulnerable at risk from illness and death from Covid-19.5. Misconduct in public office: There has been dismal failure in the face of manifestly obvious risks. The report received a huge amount of press interest just a section of which you can read by looking at the press page on our People's Covid Inquiry website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.