Day: 10 October 2020

I am a U.K. GP and feel devastated at the catastrophe unfolding before us and the harm that governmental decisions (un-debated, unchallenged and ignoring the evidence) have done. The last straw was Matt Hancock’s October 9th tweet: https://twitter.com/MattHancock/status/1314555278524911616?s=20 To which I say, what utter rot. As a GP I know hospital activity is less, because we get fewer inpatient/outpatient letters from them, and many of those we do request us to do tests that they are no longer inclined to do. When I see a patient with life-threatening symptoms they are terrified to go to hospital, fearing Covid. Cancer screening has been suspended, and cancer diagnostic tests are delayed, scanty and often not the optimal tests – I am already aware of delayed cancer diagnoses and treatment. Outpatient waits for people with disabling, unstable, chronic conditions have soared. Mental health services are overwhelmed with little face-to-face contact. We continue to see people but the ‘guidance’ from up above makes us triage everyone, limit numbers in our waiting room, wear masks, wipe things down and this significantly slows our throughput. This is made worse by our having key staff frequently and suddenly absent due to requirement to isolate should their child, as children do, get a transient cough. Despite this, in our large practice, not a single one of us has ...

Interview with an NHS Nurse: "Where’s the challenge? Where’s the crisis? Where’s this Covid?" Today's newsletter is a special edition featuring an exclusive interview with a nurse who worked in an NHS hospital throughout the pandemic and says she has never had so little to do. Now she feels compelled to speak out against the "most wilful of lies" she has witnessed, in the hope that "such a grave miscarriage of justice for health can never be allowed to happen again". The interview was conducted by Gavin Phillips. The nurse has to remain anonymous because if she's named she's likely to lose her job, given the NHS's draconian policy about not talking to the media. But Lockdown Sceptics has confirmed she is indeed a registered nurse – we've seen her NHS id and spoken to her. She is 100% genuine. Interview with a Registered Nurse By Gavin Phillips This is an interview with a nurse with over 20 years’ experience. Jessica (pseudonym) has worked in a large NHS hospital for the majority of the time from February through September. I have met with Jessica and have verified that she is a registered nurse. She wishes to remain anonymous at this time. Q. Do you work in the same hospital most of the time?Answer: Yes Q. What size is the hospital, how ...