Inquiry told how NHS entered pandemic with high nursing vacancies and low number of critical care beds
Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock have been criticised by bereaved families at the Covid inquiry for trying to mislead the public by “brazenly” claiming “things went reasonably well” in the NHS.
On the opening day of 10 weeks of evidence in a module focused on the impact of the pandemic on the health service, Pete Weatherby KC, representing the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK, said claims that the NHS had coped were “false”.