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Senior doctors, hospital bosses and public health experts have accused ministers of scapegoating Public Health England for their own failings over Covid-19 by planning to axe the agency.
The government’s decision to scrap PHE and merge it into a new body charged with preventing future outbreaks of infectious diseases produced a chorus of criticism on Sunday.
Ministers are frustrated with PHE over the testing of samples of suspected coronavirus, tracing of contacts of those who have become infected, and the way it counts Covid-related deaths.
However, a succession of senior health figures have claimed the move, made while parliament is not sitting, is an attempt by Boris Johnson’s administration to shift the blame for its own failings during the pandemic.
www.theguardian.com
The government’s decision to scrap PHE and merge it into a new body charged with preventing future outbreaks of infectious diseases produced a chorus of criticism on Sunday.
Ministers are frustrated with PHE over the testing of samples of suspected coronavirus, tracing of contacts of those who have become infected, and the way it counts Covid-related deaths.
However, a succession of senior health figures have claimed the move, made while parliament is not sitting, is an attempt by Boris Johnson’s administration to shift the blame for its own failings during the pandemic.
Ministers criticised over plan to scrap Public Health England
Critics say PHE is being scapegoated for government’s failings during pandemic
www.theguardian.com
