Covid 19 Inquiry – Matt Hancock gives evidence – live
Covid 19 Inquiry – Matt Hancock gives evidence
The former Health Secretary, Matt Hancock talks about how stretched the NHS became as Covid spread in the spring of 2020.
He tells the inquiry that in normal times one nurse would care for one patient in ICU. But during the pandemic he says “we stretched that so that one nurse cared for six people, it was a deeply challenging situation”.
Hancock goes on to talk about the need to protect the NHS. This while encouraging patients to come forward if they need it, saying “it was always in my mind”.
Asked about the decision to stretch ratios to one nurse to six ICU patients, he says he thinks that would have been an NHS decision.
It is understood that emotions are running high among members of the public watching his testimony.
Mat Hancock was in charge of restrictions during the pandemic – including lockdowns and social distancing. He quit his position in June 2021 after breaking his own rules.
The inquiry is currently looking at the impact on the UK’s healthcare systems of Covid and their capacity to respond to the pandemic.
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