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particular, the most vulnerable&quot; </p></li><li><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset%3Ae7bdad1a-0df7-4906-84fb-f73a6b2f4bc1#post" class="ssrcss-f6h2dj-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0"><i class="ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2">Hancock accepts responsibility for Covid failings - up to a point</i></a><i class="ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2">, says BBC Health editor Hugh Pym, from the inquiry</i></p></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ssrcss-kete4f-StreamWrapperStyle e1p0c9tz3"><div data-testid="byline-wrapper" class="ssrcss-185y6ly-BylineWrapper e1hjy0k11"><h2 type="section-heading" class="ssrcss-ad2rmd-Heading e10rt3ze0">Live Reporting</h2><div class="ssrcss-wnokh1-Contributors e1hjy0k10"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Edited by Matt Spivey with Hugh Pym at the inquiry and Jim Reed</p></div></div><div data-testid="stream-container" class="ssrcss-1pphmoh-StreamContainer 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He told the inquiry that those who understood\nthe consequence of waiting before bringing in necessary measures should unite\nto win the argument. He said there were some who were arguing that\nlockdowns in future should be avoided but this was “false, wrong and\ndangerous”. He argued that there should be a national debate now on an\nimmediate response in the event of a future pandemic emerging. Critics of Mr\nHancock have said he was wrong to push for lockdowns throughout 2020 and early\n2021 and he did not consider the impact on children and mental health. Some have said another national stay at home order would be unacceptable. He has touched on a highly contentious issue and - with some experts saying\nanother pandemic cannot be ruled out - the question of the use of restrictions\nand locking down households has not gone away."},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset:9ab14bb3-638f-4328-bcc3-b287df701ad1","isAccessibleForFree":"true","headline":"Hancock's evidence continues at Covid inquiry","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"author":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"image":"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/640/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2024/11/22/57934dc7-7a2a-4f04-b38f-553c7c1c85b5.jpg.webp","datePublished":"2024-11-22T09:35:05.939Z","dateModified":"2024-11-22T10:01:19.000Z","mainEntityOfPage":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt","articleBody":"Good morning - we're back at the Covid inquiry in central London, which is examining the response and impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock is continuing to give evidence at the Covid inquiry today, after he said yesterday that England came \"extremely close\" to running out of PPE during the pandemic. Hancock was in charge of restrictions during the pandemic - including lockdowns and social distancing - but quit his position in June 2021 after breaking his own rules. If you're looking for more information on what Hancock told the inquiry yesterday, we have summed up the key takeaways and his evidence in brief, and as a reminder this is what the Covid inquiry is. For some analysis, BBC's Health editor Hugh Pym, who is back at the inquiry today, says Hancock accepts responsibility for Covid failing - to a point. We'll be covering this morning's proceedings via a live stream from inside the inquiry but will not be providing text updates, you can follow along by clicking Watch live at the top of this page. "},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset:e7bdad1a-0df7-4906-84fb-f73a6b2f4bc1","isAccessibleForFree":"true","headline":"Hancock accepts responsibility for Covid failings - up to a point","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"author":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"image":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png","datePublished":"2024-11-21T17:06:46.204Z","dateModified":"2024-11-21T17:06:45.000Z","mainEntityOfPage":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt","articleBody":"This was Matt Hancock’s third appearance at the inquiry and very\ndifferent from last time when the hearings were dominated by sweary WhatsApps,\npersonal feuds, accusations and a sense of chaos at the heart of government. Today, in a calmer atmosphere, inquiry counsel Jacqueline Carey KC\nwas probing Hancock’s role in key decision making as it affected the NHS in the\nfirst wave of the pandemic in 2020. He was taken to task on his statement that the NHS had not been\noverwhelmed and the suggestion he painted too rosy a picture of the reality at\nthe time. He was pushed on the cancellation of non-urgent treatment and\nsome cancer care, the creation of the barely used Nightingale hospitals and the\nacute shortages of PPE. Hancock acknowledged responsibility up to a point but frequently\npointed to his lack of control over the independent NHS England. Some will sympathise - though bereaved families have said this\nis buck passing. Hancock and the leaders of NHS England were at one in calling\nfor 10,000 extra hospital beds in the summer of 2020 to cope with the expected\nsecond wave pressures. This was refused by the Treasury with the former health\nsecretary and Amanda Pritchard of NHS England both arguing the Covid toll in\nthe second wave would have been lower if the request had been granted. You can read our full write-up of Matt Hancock's evidence here."},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset:9d3b22f3-09f2-408e-87d6-554ea25f6f72","isAccessibleForFree":"true","headline":"Matt Hancock's day of evidence - what to take away","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"author":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"image":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png","datePublished":"2024-11-21T16:55:53.330Z","dateModified":"2024-11-21T16:55:52.000Z","mainEntityOfPage":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt","articleBody":"We've been reporting throughout the day on former health\nsecretary Matt Hancock appearing at the ongoing Covid inquiry for the third\ntime. Before we bring the page to a close, here are the key points he made in evidence: As a reminder, Hancock has not finished his evidence for this section of the inquiry - looking at the impact the pandemic had on healthcare systems, patients and healthcare workers. He will be back tomorrow from 10:00 GMT."},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset:912852cf-86c9-4bf2-b61e-aeeac3ef8f08","isAccessibleForFree":"true","headline":"Hancock's evidence from the day's final session in brief","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"author":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"image":"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/640/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2024/11/21/dd6bad35-52ba-4e34-85ad-32f9b2a20b08.jpg.webp","datePublished":"2024-11-21T16:37:57.345Z","dateModified":"2024-11-21T16:37:56.000Z","mainEntityOfPage":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt","articleBody":"Today’s session has concluded and will continue tomorrow. Here is what the former Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the inquiry during his evidence this afternoon:"},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset:af44bba7-b75b-48b5-8d32-1f24ae1ca127","isAccessibleForFree":"true","headline":"Hancock more concerned about defending legacy, say bereaved families","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"author":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"image":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png","datePublished":"2024-11-21T16:24:22.017Z","dateModified":"2024-11-21T16:24:46.000Z","mainEntityOfPage":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt","articleBody":"As Matt Hancock was giving evidence to the inquiry James Telfer, who lost his mother to Covid, released a statement on behalf Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK. \"Matt Hancock remains more concerned about defending his legacy than helping the UK make sure that the hellish scenes which played out in our overwhelmed hospitals during the pandemic are never, ever repeated,\" the group says. The statement goes on to say that Hancock's duty was to \"make sure people were safe, not to spin perceptions of the NHS\". Lawyers for the group will question Hancock when he continues giving evidence tomorrow."},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset:cb9b1cdd-06f1-4717-b0cb-a6610e17a124","isAccessibleForFree":"true","headline":"RCN gets final questions of the day","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"author":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"image":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png","datePublished":"2024-11-21T16:15:03.605Z","dateModified":"2024-11-21T16:15:01.000Z","mainEntityOfPage":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt","articleBody":"The last set of questions for Matt Hancock are from Fenella Morris KC on behalf of the Royal College of Nursing. She asks Hancock when he began collecting Covid-related data concerning health and social workers. Infection rates, he says, were dependant on testing availability and he cannot recall the exact date he asked for collection of data on levels of self-isolation. He agrees with Morris that the datasets are \"obviously very important\". And that brings the inquiry to a close for the day. Matt Hancock will be back giving evidence tomorrow morning from 10:00 GMT. Stay with us for a round up of the key things he said today. "},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset:f0a52d95-96e3-4118-bc8a-d6cca2bfe795","isAccessibleForFree":"true","headline":"Hancock challenged on consulting interested groups","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"author":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"image":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png","datePublished":"2024-11-21T16:12:10.620Z","dateModified":"2024-11-21T16:12:08.000Z","mainEntityOfPage":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt","articleBody":"Richard Jory KC steps up now for the Independent Ambulance Association - the trade body for private firms who have contracts with the NHS. He says the group was not consulted on Covid guidance in early 2020, and this is evidence that it was created by politicians where it should have been the responsibility of \"those working at the coal face\". Hancock agrees that the sector should be consulted in formulating guidance, but challenges the assertion that ambulance services weren't involved at all. The former health secretary adds that during the pandemic things had to move much quicker. "},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset:0c3adca5-4e40-43f6-894a-92990c7a2805","isAccessibleForFree":"true","headline":"Hancock: NHS needs to be 'colour blind'","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"author":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"image":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png","datePublished":"2024-11-21T16:09:09.545Z","dateModified":"2024-11-21T16:09:09.000Z","mainEntityOfPage":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt","articleBody":"Thomas' final question is to ask Hancock for his recommendations on reducing inequalities for ethnic minority healthcare workers. Hancock says HR systems in the NHS need to be \"colour blind\" and promotions done on merit. When pushed on this answer a little later - he agrees with Thomas that before being \"colour blind\" structural barriers need to be removed. Hancock further cites \"practical\" measures such as improving PPE but also providing extra support and mentoring. He says the nation is \"cautious\" about criticising the NHS but believes this is an issue that \"needs to be resolved\". "},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset:128314fd-e5d5-48b5-875e-7eeb2900291e","isAccessibleForFree":"true","headline":"Hancock pressed on impact of Covid on ethnic minority health workers","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"author":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"image":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png","datePublished":"2024-11-21T16:00:23.392Z","dateModified":"2024-11-21T16:00:22.000Z","mainEntityOfPage":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt","articleBody":"Leslie Thomas KC now steps up - he represents the Federation of Ethnic Minority Healthcare Organisations (FEMHO). The barrister begins by correcting Hancock's assertion that the first four doctors who died were people of colour - it was 10, Thomas says. He and Hancock then agree on the fact that structural racism was a \"contributing factor\" in the disproportionate impact of Covid on ethnic minority workers. As a result he suggests that policies implemented during the pandemic were not geared to address this fact. Hancock says that he did look to remove these barriers, but argues that the best course of action is to address everyone as individuals. Thomas moves onto staff ratios and risk assessments. He asks Hancock if any risk assessments were carried out as minority and ethnic workers were overrepresented on the frontlines of the pandemic. Hancock replies by arguing that his teams didn't know what the impact would be on these workers at the start of the outbreak and stresses that he had to take decisions incredibly quickly. Periodic reviews of feedback from these front-line staff would be a good idea going forward to lower the risk of harm, he says."},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset:545ba65a-63a2-4087-9ab6-e6176bf9b24f","isAccessibleForFree":"true","headline":"There should be monitoring of long Covid in health workers - Hancock","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"author":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"image":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png","datePublished":"2024-11-21T15:56:11.757Z","dateModified":"2024-11-21T15:56:11.000Z","mainEntityOfPage":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt","articleBody":"The inquiry has turned to long Covid and Hancock explains he knew from the outset there would likely be long-term effects of the disease. He explains that the first thing to do is to try to reduce the number of cases from the outset - adding that long Covid is something his mother has suffered with since the first wave. He also references long Covid clinics of which there were 80 just before he left office. The inquiry counsel tells Hancock they don't believe there was any specific monitoring of the effects of long Covid for healthcare workers. \"If there wasn't, there should have been,\" he says. Jacqueline Carey KC finishes her set of questions by asking Hancock for recommendations he would suggest to the inquiry's chair Baroness Hallett. He suggests running the NHS at less than 100% capacity in normal times, better use of data (as he spoke about earlier) and a more considered plan for the ability to \"surge\" capacity. "},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset:9c523d81-d83f-4a71-8394-27a482a8d916","isAccessibleForFree":"true","headline":"Hancock shines light on grim reality known in the corridors of power","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"author":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"image":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png","datePublished":"2024-11-21T15:45:47.166Z","dateModified":"2024-11-21T15:45:46.000Z","mainEntityOfPage":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt","articleBody":"A shortage of personal\nprotective equipment (PPE) was a dominant theme and a source of anger among NHS and social care staff in the first wave of the pandemic. Matt Hancock\nhas always said that though there were local distribution problems there was never\na time when national supplies ran out. Today he went much further and admitted\nthat the system was within hours of running out of some items. He added\nthat supplies of gowns were within six or seven hours of falling to zero at one stage\nin April 2020. At the time doctors and\nnurses told us of their fears of coming into work and finding during their shifts\nwith Covid patients that their hospital's stocks of PPE had been used up. Reports\nof staff being forced to use bin bags made for shocking headlines. All\nthat was played down by ministers and health leaders. Hancock has now shone\na light on the grim reality known about in the corridors of power."},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset:bb66caae-8676-4727-b4d9-ea23962d075c","isAccessibleForFree":"true","headline":"Hancock: Government did not look after pharmacists enough","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"author":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"image":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png","datePublished":"2024-11-21T15:41:13.653Z","dateModified":"2024-11-21T15:41:12.000Z","mainEntityOfPage":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt","articleBody":"The inquiry returns to the issue of PPE - this time whether there was enough for local pharmacists. Matt Hancock says he wanted PPE to be available to them, but they are private businesses, so government is not the only recourse for this. \"There's a balance to be struck about who the state provides for,\" he explains. Hancock admits it is \"accurate\" to say that community pharmacists were lower down the list to receive PPE. He then goes into detail about the relationship between NHS England and community pharmacies and says it was his sense that \"the system was not looking after community pharmacists enough\"."},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset:d66f0406-d177-446d-877f-caf97bac7931","isAccessibleForFree":"true","headline":"Push for virtual GP appointments the right thing to do, Hancock says","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"author":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"image":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png","datePublished":"2024-11-21T15:35:06.840Z","dateModified":"2024-11-21T15:35:06.000Z","mainEntityOfPage":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt","articleBody":"Hancock now tells the inquiry that while he was trying to encourage virtual GP appointments, face-to-face ones would be necessary for some. He says the push for more virtual consultations was the \"right thing\" but acknowledges it would not be appropriate for everyone. Having more online consultations would free up availability for more face-to-face appointments, he adds. Hancock concludes by saying he is \"totally against\" an online-only system for GP consultations."},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset:8cff36fe-215a-468e-adf9-bd1359a0a5c8","isAccessibleForFree":"true","headline":"Hancock accepts higher proportion of deaths among people shielding","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"author":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"image":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png","datePublished":"2024-11-21T15:31:49.917Z","dateModified":"2024-11-21T15:31:49.000Z","mainEntityOfPage":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt","articleBody":"We're now onto the shielding programme, which advised many vulnerable people to remain at home during the pandemic. Hancock accepts that there was a higher proportion of deaths among the shielding population despite this, but says: \"That's because they were vulnerable\". The former health secretary says that shielding also helped GPs identify which patients might need extra support. Counsel to the inquiry Jacqueline Carey KC then introduces a letter from doctors' union the BMA which notes that the medical profession felt let down by the suggestion they were failing patients by not seeing those shielding in person. Hancock says he was keen for there to be as many face-to-face appointments as possible with GPs. "},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset:8d434a41-5dfd-4313-b4b7-870f23b0b79f","isAccessibleForFree":"true","headline":"Inquiry turns to data sharing in the NHS","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"author":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"image":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png","datePublished":"2024-11-21T15:24:06.012Z","dateModified":"2024-11-21T15:24:05.000Z","mainEntityOfPage":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt","articleBody":"Returning after the short break, the inquiry is looking at data sharing. Hancock talks about moves to help the NHS share data more effectively during the pandemic through \"any secure platform\". He calls it a \"mistake\" that systems in place during the pandemic have since been \"rolled back\". Asked for recommendations on data sharing he lists three key areas: "},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset:43f8b9bb-37ba-4de9-b2f8-81c6143cef79","isAccessibleForFree":"true","headline":"Afternoon round-up: PPE dominates questions to Matt Hancock","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC News","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/ws/simorgh-assets/public/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.png"}},"author":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"BBC 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The Covid inquiry will continue from noon on Monday.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">For a recap of the key questions from this morning, Senior Health reporter <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset%3Ac22de5f5-d666-45d7-a52d-6e9d77d13e7c#post" class="ssrcss-f6h2dj-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0">Jim Reed says these targeted questions were to be expected.</a></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Health editor Hugh Pym, who has been at the inquiry this morning, says <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset%3A85d4ab14-380a-483a-9e22-7b8226d25d86#post" class="ssrcss-f6h2dj-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0">Hancock touched on highly contentious issue.</a></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">We&#x27;re wrapping up our live coverage now, but if you want to have a deeper look at the Covid inquiry before it resumes on Monday, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-57085964" class="ssrcss-f6h2dj-InlineLink 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well protected healthcare staff were in Covid is central to this part of the inquiry.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Over the first two years of the pandemic, the official guidance – across the whole UK – said that doctors, nurses and other frontline staff should wear a basic surgical mask at work.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">There were exceptions in intensive care and when carrying out certain specific procedures. In those cases, a higher-grade FFP3 respirator mask should have been used, which is designed to filter out tiny airborne particles.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">The inquiry has already heard evidence from health officials who were members of the IPC Cell – the organisation responsible for drawing up that guidance at the time.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">They said that the rules were based purely on scientific evidence and not on whether there were enough FFP3 masks available.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Now in his testimony Matt Hancock seems to have contradicted that, saying he believed the guidance did “take into account the real-world situation we were in”.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">The former health secretary said he was receiving his information second-hand from England’s chief nurse Ruth May and others, rather than directly from the actual members of the IPC cell.</p><p 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class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0">Image source, </span>PA Media</span></div></figure><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Yesterday, Matt Hancock spent all day answering questions from the lead counsel to the inquiry, Jacqueline Carey KC.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Now he’s facing a series of extra questions put by different lawyers on behalf of core participants – that is organisations that have been given special status by the inquiry.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">These questions, which always come with a specific agenda or from a certain point of view, must be approved in advice by the chair of the inquiry Baroness Hallett.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">The solicitor representing the Trade Union Congress, for example, chose to ask about the mandatory scheme to vaccinate all frontline care home staff in the pandemic, an idea it was heavily critical of at the time.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Matt Hancock said he still believes the policy had an “overriding moral value” and was the right one.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">The lawyer representing the doctors’ union, the BMA, asked about staff burnout and trauma.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Matt Hancock said, to reduce that in a future pandemic, lockdown measures needed to be brought in as early as possible.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Expect more targeted questions like that as this session continues. </p></article></div><div class="ssrcss-7hul07-PostActions e1ua5vbq1"><div></div><div data-testid="share-tools-container"><div data-testid="information-panel" class="ssrcss-5tewi8-StyledInformationPanel eu74mg85"><div><div data-testid="information-panel-button"><button width="content-length" type="button" aria-label="Share post: Vaccines, burnout and lockdown - key questions put to Hancock" aria-haspopup="true" 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etlorgc0"><img alt="Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock arrvies at Covid Inquiry in central London wearing blue jacket, closing car door" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/640/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2024/11/22/57934dc7-7a2a-4f04-b38f-553c7c1c85b5.jpg.webp" srcSet="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/240/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2024/11/22/57934dc7-7a2a-4f04-b38f-553c7c1c85b5.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/320/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2024/11/22/57934dc7-7a2a-4f04-b38f-553c7c1c85b5.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2024/11/22/57934dc7-7a2a-4f04-b38f-553c7c1c85b5.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2024/11/22/57934dc7-7a2a-4f04-b38f-553c7c1c85b5.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/800/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2024/11/22/57934dc7-7a2a-4f04-b38f-553c7c1c85b5.jpg.webp 800w" width="1000" height="563" class="ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950"/></span><span role="text" class="ssrcss-tvuve5-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20"><span class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0">Image source, </span>PA Media</span></div><figcaption class="ssrcss-11b8pqw-StyledFigureCaption e1xtk7to0"><span class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0">Image caption, </span><div spacing="6" class="ssrcss-y7krbn-Stack e1y4nx260"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Matt Hancock arriving at the Covid inquiry this morning</p></div></figcaption></figure><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Good morning - we&#x27;re back at the Covid inquiry in central London, which is examining the response and impact of the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock is continuing to give evidence at the Covid inquiry today, after he said yesterday that England came &quot;extremely close&quot; to running out of PPE during the pandemic. </p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Hancock was in charge of restrictions during the pandemic - including lockdowns and social distancing - but quit his position in June 2021 after breaking his own rules.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">If you&#x27;re looking for more information on what Hancock told the inquiry yesterday, we have summed up the <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset%3A9d3b22f3-09f2-408e-87d6-554ea25f6f72#post" class="ssrcss-f6h2dj-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0">key takeaways</a> and his <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset%3A912852cf-86c9-4bf2-b61e-aeeac3ef8f08#post" class="ssrcss-f6h2dj-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0">evidence in brief</a>, and as a reminder <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset%3Aad7f5e44-7e62-4fd1-8589-d6611d2f34ba#post" class="ssrcss-f6h2dj-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0">this is what the Covid inquiry is.</a></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">For some analysis, BBC&#x27;s Health editor Hugh Pym, who is back at the inquiry today, says Hancock <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset%3Ae7bdad1a-0df7-4906-84fb-f73a6b2f4bc1#post" class="ssrcss-f6h2dj-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0">accepts responsibility for Covid failing - to a point</a>.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">We&#x27;ll be covering this morning&#x27;s proceedings via a live stream from inside the inquiry but will not be providing text updates, you can follow along by clicking <i class="ssrcss-v0hwvi-AlternateVoice e1geeobk0"><b class="ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0">Watch live</b></i> at the top of this page. </p></article></div><div class="ssrcss-7hul07-PostActions e1ua5vbq1"><div></div><div data-testid="share-tools-container"><div data-testid="information-panel" class="ssrcss-5tewi8-StyledInformationPanel eu74mg85"><div><div data-testid="information-panel-button"><button width="content-length" type="button" aria-label="Share post: 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class="ssrcss-8kvzjk-Contributor etflsgg2"><span class="ssrcss-1srjmpl-ImageWrapper etflsgg1"><span class="ssrcss-1105681-Placeholder etlorgc0"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/128/cpsprodpb//vivo/live/images/2022/9/26/c4fad965-d0f2-419c-a15e-60dd2a194d9e.jpg.webp" width="64" height="64" class="ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950"/></span></span><span><strong>Hugh Pym</strong><br/>Health editor, at the inquiry</span></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This was Matt Hancock’s third appearance at the inquiry and very different from last time when the hearings were dominated by sweary WhatsApps, personal feuds, accusations and a sense of chaos at the heart of government.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Today, in a calmer atmosphere, inquiry counsel Jacqueline Carey KC was probing Hancock’s role in key decision making as it affected the NHS in the first wave of the pandemic in 2020.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">He was taken to task on his statement that the NHS had not been overwhelmed and the suggestion he painted too rosy a picture of the reality at the time.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">He was pushed on the cancellation of non-urgent treatment and some cancer care, the creation of the barely used Nightingale hospitals and the acute shortages of PPE.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Hancock acknowledged responsibility up to a point but frequently pointed to his lack of control over the independent NHS England.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Some will sympathise - though bereaved families have said this is buck passing.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Hancock and the leaders of NHS England were at one in calling for 10,000 extra hospital beds in the summer of 2020 to cope with the expected second wave pressures.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This was refused by the Treasury with the former 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e2vephq0">structural racism was a &quot;contributing factor&quot; in the disproportionate impact of Covid </b>on ethnic minority healthcare workers </li><li spacing="rich-text" class="ssrcss-1uix24b-Stack e1y4nx260"> On PPE, he said that at times the system was <b class="ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0">hours away from running out of some items </b>- although national supplies never completely ran out, some individual locations did </li><li spacing="rich-text" class="ssrcss-1uix24b-Stack e1y4nx260"> He said the <b class="ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0">NHS needs to address nosocomial infections</b> (those acquired in hospital settings), and added this is a problem for health systems everywhere, but particularly the NHS </li><li spacing="rich-text" class="ssrcss-1uix24b-Stack e1y4nx260"> In the event of another similar situation, Hancock said he would push for <b class="ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0">mandatory vaccines for health and social care employees </b>&quot;right from the start&quot; </li><li spacing="rich-text" class="ssrcss-1uix24b-Stack e1y4nx260"> Meanwhile, the funds spend on <b class="ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0">Nightingale hospitals </b>– the temporary hospitals built to take Covid patients <b class="ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0">- were &quot;entirely justified&quot; as an insurance policy in his view</b></li><li spacing="rich-text" class="ssrcss-1uix24b-Stack e1y4nx260"> He also suggested the <b class="ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0">UK should have reserve ambulance drivers </b>- in a similar set-up to the Territorial Army </li></ul><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10"></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">As a reminder, Hancock has not finished his evidence for this section of the inquiry - looking at the impact the pandemic had on healthcare systems, patients and healthcare workers. </p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">He will be back tomorrow from 10:00 GMT.</p></article></div><div 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He is wearing a blue seat in front of a white wall, there is a row of laptops behind him and two of them are being used." src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/640/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2024/11/21/dd6bad35-52ba-4e34-85ad-32f9b2a20b08.jpg.webp" srcSet="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/240/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2024/11/21/dd6bad35-52ba-4e34-85ad-32f9b2a20b08.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/320/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2024/11/21/dd6bad35-52ba-4e34-85ad-32f9b2a20b08.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2024/11/21/dd6bad35-52ba-4e34-85ad-32f9b2a20b08.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2024/11/21/dd6bad35-52ba-4e34-85ad-32f9b2a20b08.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/800/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2024/11/21/dd6bad35-52ba-4e34-85ad-32f9b2a20b08.jpg.webp 800w" width="1000" height="562" class="ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950"/></span><span role="text" class="ssrcss-tvuve5-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20"><span class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0">Image source, </span>PA Media</span></div></figure><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Today’s session has concluded and will continue tomorrow. Here is what the former Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the inquiry during his evidence this afternoon:</p><ul class="ssrcss-1ynsflq-UnorderedList e1q8fsc70"><li spacing="rich-text" class="ssrcss-1uix24b-Stack e1y4nx260"> He said it was a &quot;mistake&quot; that data-sharing systems put in place which enabled healthcare workers treating a patient to access their individual data have since been &quot;rolled back&quot; </li><li spacing="rich-text" class="ssrcss-1uix24b-Stack e1y4nx260"> He accepted there was a higher proportion of deaths among the shielding population which he says was “because they were vulnerable” but defended the shielding programme saying it helped GPs identify which patients might need extra support </li><li spacing="rich-text" class="ssrcss-1uix24b-Stack e1y4nx260"> Hancock admitted pharmacists were lower down the list for getting PPE but stressed that while he wanted it to be available to them, the system did not look after them enough </li><li spacing="rich-text" class="ssrcss-1uix24b-Stack e1y4nx260"> When questioned about long Covid he said he knew from the outset there would likely be long-term effects of the disease, adding that his mother is a sufferer </li><li spacing="rich-text" class="ssrcss-1uix24b-Stack e1y4nx260"> Hancock agreed that structural racism was a &quot;contributing factor&quot; in the disproportionate impact of Covid on ethnic minority workers </li><li spacing="rich-text" class="ssrcss-1uix24b-Stack e1y4nx260"> Periodic reviews of feedback from ethnic minority front-line staff would be a good idea going forward to lower the risk of harm, he said </li></ul></article></div><div class="ssrcss-7hul07-PostActions e1ua5vbq1"><div></div><div data-testid="share-tools-container"><div data-testid="information-panel" class="ssrcss-5tewi8-StyledInformationPanel eu74mg85"><div><div data-testid="information-panel-button"><button width="content-length" type="button" aria-label="Share post: Hancock&#x27;s evidence from 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e1jhz7w10">&quot;Matt Hancock remains more concerned about defending his legacy than helping the UK make sure that the hellish scenes which played out in our overwhelmed hospitals during the pandemic are never, ever repeated,&quot; the group says.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">The statement goes on to say that Hancock&#x27;s duty was to &quot;make sure people were safe, not to spin perceptions of the NHS&quot;.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Lawyers for the group will question Hancock when he continues giving evidence tomorrow.</p></article></div><div class="ssrcss-7hul07-PostActions e1ua5vbq1"><div></div><div data-testid="share-tools-container"><div data-testid="information-panel" class="ssrcss-5tewi8-StyledInformationPanel eu74mg85"><div><div data-testid="information-panel-button"><button width="content-length" type="button" aria-label="Share post: Hancock more concerned about defending legacy, say bereaved families" aria-haspopup="true" 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he represents the Federation of Ethnic Minority Healthcare Organisations (FEMHO).</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">The barrister begins by correcting Hancock&#x27;s assertion that the first four doctors who died were people of colour - it was 10, Thomas says.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">He and Hancock then agree on the fact that structural racism was a &quot;contributing factor&quot; in the disproportionate impact of Covid on ethnic minority workers. </p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">As a result he suggests that policies implemented during the pandemic were not geared to address this fact. </p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Hancock says that he did look to remove these barriers, but argues that the best course of action is to address everyone as individuals. </p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Thomas moves onto staff ratios and risk assessments. He asks Hancock if any risk assessments were carried out as minority and ethnic workers were overrepresented on the frontlines of the pandemic.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Hancock replies by arguing that his teams didn&#x27;t know what the impact would be on these workers at the start of the outbreak and stresses that he had to take decisions incredibly quickly. </p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Periodic reviews of feedback from these front-line staff would be a good idea going forward to lower the risk of harm, he says.</p></article></div><div class="ssrcss-7hul07-PostActions e1ua5vbq1"><div></div><div data-testid="share-tools-container"><div data-testid="information-panel" class="ssrcss-5tewi8-StyledInformationPanel eu74mg85"><div><div data-testid="information-panel-button"><button width="content-length" type="button" aria-label="Share post: Hancock pressed on impact of Covid on ethnic minority health workers" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" class="ssrcss-vgzeyl-Button eoocusk1"><span data-testid="actions:share" class="ssrcss-1tz2bh9-IconWrapper eoocusk0"><svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" width="1em" height="1em" class="ssrcss-xi5oyi-StyledIcon e161cein1" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M7.8 17 25.3 7l-1.2-2.3L6.6 15zm-1.2 0 17.5 10.3 1.2-2.3L7.8 15zm5.6-1c0-2.7-2.2-5-5-5-2.7 0-4.9 2.2-4.9 5 0 2.7 2.2 4.9 4.9 4.9 2.8 0 5-2.2 5-4.9M29.7 5.9c0-2.7-2.2-5-5-5-2.7 0-4.9 2.2-4.9 5 0 2.7 2.2 4.9 4.9 4.9 2.8 0 5-2.2 5-4.9m0 20.2c0-2.7-2.2-5-5-5-2.7 0-4.9 2.2-4.9 5 0 2.7 2.2 4.9 4.9 4.9 2.8.1 5-2.2 5-4.9"></path></svg></span>Share</button></div></div><div hidden="" role="group" aria-labelledby="share-asset:128314fd-e5d5-48b5-875e-7eeb2900291e" data-testid="information-panel-content" class="ssrcss-2atcf2-StyledPanelContent eu74mg84"><div><div class="ssrcss-tt825r-CloseButtonWrapper eu74mg82"><button width="content-length" type="button" class="ssrcss-736yz0-Button eoocusk1"><span data-testid="actions:close" class="ssrcss-1a1fy59-IconWrapper eoocusk0"><svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" width="1em" height="1em" class="ssrcss-xi5oyi-StyledIcon e161cein1" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"><path d="m30 4.6-2.8-2.8L2 27.4l2.8 2.8zM4.8 1.8 1.9 4.7l25.2 25.5 2.9-2.9z"></path></svg><span class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0">close panel</span></span></button></div><div class="ssrcss-16sh5ob-PanelWrapper eu74mg83"><div id="share-asset:128314fd-e5d5-48b5-875e-7eeb2900291e" aria-hidden="true" class="ssrcss-1bh3963-StyledTitleArea eu74mg81">Share page</div><div><div><button width="full" type="button" aria-live="polite" aria-relevant="text" aria-atomic="true" class="ssrcss-1195hht-Button eoocusk1"><span data-testid="actions:link" class="ssrcss-1tz2bh9-IconWrapper eoocusk0"><svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" width="1em" height="1em" class="ssrcss-xi5oyi-StyledIcon e161cein1" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"><path d="m20.7 9.5-11 11.1 1.8 1.8 11.1-11.1zm.6 6.3-2 2c2.1 1.4 5.9.8 8.7-2l.6-.6c3-3 3.9-7.6-.1-11.7-4-4-8.6-3-11.6 0l-.6.5c-3 3-3.5 6.7-2 8.7l2-2c-.3-1.1-.2-2.7 2-4.9l.6-.6c2.4-2.4 5.4-2.5 7.9 0 2.5 2.6 2.4 5.5 0 7.9l-.6.6c-2.2 2.3-3.9 2.4-4.9 2.1m-5.5 5.5c.3 1 .2 2.7-2 4.8l-.6.6c-2.4 2.4-5.4 2.5-7.9 0s-2.4-5.5 0-7.9l.6-.6c2.1-2.1 3.8-2.3 4.9-2l2-2c-2-1.4-5.7-.9-8.7 2l-.6.6c-3 3-4 7.6 0 11.6s8.6 3.1 11.7.1l.6-.6c2.9-2.9 3.5-6.7 2-8.7z"></path></svg></span>Copy link</button></div></div><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/terms/can-i-share-things-from-the-bbc" class="ssrcss-18h2t1m-StyledLink ezys19s0">About sharing</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></li><li class="ssrcss-dxif6c-PostWrapper e1ua5vbq2"><div class="ssrcss-nwhsyr-PostBorderWrapper e1ua5vbq0"><div class="ssrcss-1u161v9-ContentPostWrapper e6wdqbx0"><article data-testid="content-post" id="asset:545ba65a-63a2-4087-9ab6-e6176bf9b24f" class="ssrcss-2mh2xf-ContentPost e6wdqbx1"><header class="ssrcss-j2egdy-Header e14e9ror5"><span class="ssrcss-1de7kuz-HeadingContainer e14e9ror1"><h3 type="normal" class="ssrcss-ad2rmd-Heading e10rt3ze0"><span role="text" class="ssrcss-189b1h2-HeadlineWrap e14e9ror2"><span>There should be monitoring of long Covid in health workers - Hancock</span><span class="ssrcss-etauer-ServerSideTime e14e9ror0"><span data-testid="timestamp" class="ssrcss-umer6k-Timestamp ekpio9q4"><span data-testid="accessible-timestamp" class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0">published at 15:56 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2024</span><div class="ssrcss-iymvnm-Wrapper ekpio9q3"><span aria-hidden="true" class="ssrcss-crgz56-Time ekpio9q2">15:56 GMT 21 November 2024</span></div></span></span></span></h3></span></header><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">The inquiry has turned to long Covid and Hancock explains he knew from the outset there would likely be long-term effects of the disease. </p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">He explains that the first thing to do is to try to reduce the number of cases from the outset - adding that long Covid is something his mother has suffered with since the first wave. </p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">He also references long Covid clinics of which there were 80 just before he left office. </p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">The inquiry counsel tells Hancock they don&#x27;t believe there was any specific monitoring of the effects of long Covid for healthcare workers. </p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">&quot;If there wasn&#x27;t, there should have been,&quot; he says. </p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Jacqueline Carey KC finishes her set of questions by asking Hancock for recommendations he would suggest to the inquiry&#x27;s chair Baroness Hallett. </p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">He suggests running the NHS at less than 100% capacity in normal times, better use of data (as he <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm2mpg1ljrdt?post=asset%3A8d434a41-5dfd-4313-b4b7-870f23b0b79f#post" class="ssrcss-f6h2dj-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0">spoke about earlier</a>) and a more considered plan for the ability to &quot;surge&quot; capacity. </p></article></div><div class="ssrcss-7hul07-PostActions e1ua5vbq1"><div></div><div data-testid="share-tools-container"><div data-testid="information-panel" class="ssrcss-5tewi8-StyledInformationPanel eu74mg85"><div><div data-testid="information-panel-button"><button width="content-length" type="button" aria-label="Share post: There should be monitoring of long Covid in health workers - 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He added that supplies of gowns were within six or seven hours of falling to zero at one stage in April 2020.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">At the time doctors and nurses told us of their fears of coming into work and finding during their shifts with Covid patients that their hospital&#x27;s stocks of PPE had been used up. </p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Reports of staff being forced to use bin bags made for shocking headlines. 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