#Covid19 testing was a weakness in early #pandemic response, DHSC tells #CovidInquiry

#Health department and #CabinetOffice make opening statements on second day of first module

“We need to be prepared for the worst by maintaining the resources and core capabilities that underpin a resilient health and care system and a healthy population,” said Fiona Scolding KC, representing the #DHSC
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/14/covid-testing-was-a-weakness-in-early-pandemic-response-dhsc-tells-inquiry

PPE #Medpro declines to say how it would repay millions if told to do so . #toryscum . However, the gowns that #PPE Medpro supplied under the second contract, for which the government paid £122m, were rejected by the Department of Health and Social Care (#DHSC) after a technical inspection carried out by officials, and have never been used in the #nhs
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/nov/25/ppe-medpro-declines-to-say-how-it-would-repay-millions-if-told-to-do-so?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

PPE #Medpro declines to say how it would repay millions if told to do so . #toryscum . However, the gowns that PPE Medpro supplied under the second contract, for which the government paid £122m, were rejected by the Department of Health and Social Care (#DHSC) after a technical inspection carried out by officials, and have never been used in the NHS.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/nov/25/ppe-medpro-declines-to-say-how-it-would-repay-millions-if-told-to-do-so?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other