Inquiry hears of communication problems and lack of preparedness for pandemic

Communication from central government was so poor during parts of the Covid pandemic that directors of public health relied on TV and newspapers to find out about key decisions, the UK Covid public inquiry has heard.

Government departments did not even have contact details for some of the 150 senior public health officials based in councils, said Prof Jim McManus, president of the Association of Directors of Public Health, who told the inquiry: “They physically couldn’t contact us.”

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Source: The Guardian