Dr Philippa Whitford @Dr_PhilippaW
Maybe because of fragmentation & defunding of #PublicHealth after 2012 Health & Social Care Act! And, instead of increasing investment in NHS labs & local PH teams, UK Gov set up commercial Testing & Tracing - doesn't create robust system for dealing with #COVID19 in future. — PolitiTweet.org
Health and Social Care Committee @CommonsHealth
@CMO_England says SAGE was consistent in saying we needed considerably more testing capacity, but test, trace and i… https://t.co/aA22RqEdT9