Questions
Getting alert down to level one a reality? WHO talking about eradicating the disease difficult,immunity still the big question,medications and vaccine research ongoing
Nurses pay rise ? We have put up pay significantly but will look to up it again,public now realise their value(we already knew it,you did not)
Too little too late in care homes? We have protected them from the start ( lying comes too easy to hancock these days)GP answering the question as well,multiple disciplinary teams needed and being supplied,remote care being given as well as in person
Rethinking lockdown due to R going up? Currently it is below 1 so it is ok
Data on R is a couple of weeks behind ,is it the right thing to use? Most valuable measure but reduction in cases is important,ONS survey is really important to see where the cases are across the country
Testing in care homes leaves a lot of patients out ,e.g. learning difficulties ? Homes with working age residents will have more tests available going foward,the elderly residents had to take priority
Schools re-opening,acceptable level of risk to staff and kids? If teachers don't think it is safe enough what consequences would there be? Risks to kids are the least of all age groups,we think it is safe to look to open schools,important to get them back to school,the likely hood of kids having it in any school is low,risks to teachers is low
Question on when care homes were given lockdown advice(starmer v boris row) we protected them right from the start
Care homes resisting telling relatives about the number of infections and deaths in their homes ? Gov has been transparent,will look into the question of homes not doing it,complicated because of covid is mentioned but they might not have died of it as other health conditions are ptesent
