The must hire more staff and tackle health inequalities to better prepare itself for the 'certainty' of another pandemic, Chris Whity said.
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“The UK has a very low ICU capacity compared to most of our peer nations in high-income countries,” he said. “Now, that’s a choice, that’s a political choice. The U.K. must train more staff and tackle deep-rooted health inequalities if it is to increase capacity ahead of a future pandemic, he added.... , with more than 230,000 deaths attributed to the pandemic. Deep inequalities saw people of color and those living in deprived areas disproportionately affected.
The U.K.’s new Labour government has promised to “reform” the health service, but it’s not clear it will get the level of investment many industry figures have called for.The COVID-19 inquiry on Tuesday also heard emotive testimony from London critical care doctor Professor Kevin Fong.
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