Dozens of healthcare workers are bringing legal action against the NHS, claiming they were provided with “inadequate” PPE and contracted Covid-19 while treating patients, the High Court has heard. The
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Covid was “not the top priority” for the Welsh government in early 2020, an inquiry has been told. Mark Drakeford, the First Minister of Wales, said in written evidence to
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The chief medical officer for Wales wrote the word “omnishambles” in his notebook to express his frustration over information coming from UK level “very late”, leaving Welsh officials “on the
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Covid infection in care homes was mainly spread by workers, an inquiry has heard. Dr Chris Williams, a consultant epidemiologist for Public Health Wales, told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that
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Elderly residents living in care homes in Wales during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic were put at risk by the Welsh Government’s “inadequate” response to the threat posed
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A grieving woman who lost her mother during the Covid-19 pandemic has accused the Welsh Government of being “caught with their trousers down” when the virus hit Wales. Elizabeth Grant
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A Welsh government minister used “disappearing messages” during the pandemic, an inquiry has heard. Vaughan Gething, one of the most senior members of the Welsh Labour Government and the former
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The Covid-19 inquiry investigating Wales’ response to the pandemic opened today, with testimonies from bereaved families detailing their experience of the virus. The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has resumed, with hearings
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The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid jab will be sold in UK high street pharmacies from next month. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is in talks with major pharmacy chains, such as Boots, to sell
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The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has begun hearings into the way £15 billion of taxpayers’ money was spent on personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic, amid claims of fraud and
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