Published by The Mail on Sunday (24th May, 2020) A team of scientists has produced evidence that the pandemic virus is ‘uniquely adapted to infect humans’, raising fresh […]
Covid19 / Disability / Health / Policy / Social care
Shame of Covid-19s forgotten victims
Published by The i paper (11th May, 2020) Britain has one of the highest coronavirus death rates in the world, there is carnage in our care homes and […]
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The NHS can be bad for your health
Published by The i paper (27th April, 2020) I have returned from my daily burst of exercise, walking around local streets. Many of the houses I passed have […]
Covid19 / Health / Policy
Bumbling their way to disaster
Published by The i paper (20th April, 2020) It is 91 days as I write since China confirmed a new virus that had erupted in one of its […]
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Callous betrayal of our most vulnerable citizens
Published by The Daily Mail (14th April, 2020) The carnage is horrific as this hideous pandemic carves through care homes across the country, killing hundreds of residents despite […]
Covid19 / Europe / Health / Policy / Social care / Spain
We need to care for the carers
Published by The i paper (6th April, 2020) With cruel inevitability, coronavirus is ripping its deadly course through care homes. Thirteen residents in Burlington Court, a Glasgow unit […]
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The doctor’s dilemma
Published by The i paper (30th March, 2020) The death toll rises each day with the grim predictability of an exponential curve. Medical chiefs say we will do […]
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A grave threat to vulnerable people
Published by The i paper (23rd March, 2020) Six years ago I landed in Liberia. My temperature was taken after leaving the plane, then I walked through an […]