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Little summary of current inpatients on my ward - every single one has Covid-19 because we are one of two "Hot" all covid wards28 patientsAge 67 -100 - median 8360%

@TiceRichard almost wilfully misrepresenting Swedish/WHO Covid approach on #bbcaq 1. Anders Tegnell - the Swedish Epidemiology Supremo has said that Herd Immunity approaches were "unscientific and unethical" and WHO made

During initial pandemic i lost count of number of journalists i spoke to who were frustrated that they had no or limited access to NHS institutions or staff (which was

lots of people with no clinical qualifications, training and experience yesterday trying to "splain" to me that what we *think* is Covid-19 in acute care is just normal seasonal respiratory

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/our-leaders-seem-clueless-about-covid-d3gl8mxgk i have thought for a few months that failings in the Covid response are failures of public communications as much as they are of policy decisions and shown t

THREADNot expressing opinions, just curious to know what other people think Basically does the 2020 (and beyond) public still accept diagnostic uncertainty, "watch and wait", gatekeeping and delays in access

does this mean we are increasingly out of synch with what the public, patients, their families, the press now want and expect and if so do we need either to

It is NOT a "fake virus"It is NOT "just like Flu" (which did not kill 650 working doctors and nurses in 6 months)It DOES make some people sick enough to

Just seeking a view from other hospital medics/infection control teams etc about how we might now approach suspected Covid cases in 2nd wave compared to first time round... back in

Here is a Plea. Can we please remember that back in March/April all of us in all sectors were learning on the job about a scary unfolding situation most of

HERESY WARNINGRe Care Home Covid Deaths Once a particular narrative, framing, received wisdom takes hold in media/public consciousness it is hard to shift or challenge and ands up looking heretical

ANOTHER DAY: ANOTHER MAD CONSPIRACY THEORY TO SLAY:Today's theme?....."EMPTY HOSPITAL BEDS SHOW THE GOVERNMENT ARE LYING ABOUT CORONAVIRUS AND DOING A BIT OF EUGENICS AND VACCINE PROPAGANDA ON THE SIDE