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Poor pandemic response ‘due to wildly out-of-touch politicians’ 21 January 2021, Katie Coyne Independent Sage founder Sir David King believes government is ‘turning a crisis to its advantage’. Importance of test and trace being forgotten amid vaccine excitement, say scientists 07 January 2021, Katie Coyne Independent Sage urges government to do more to support people isolating. EHP named in New Year Honours list for services to policing 07 January 2021, Sarah Campbell Special Inspector brought skills from EH profession into volunteer role, and vice versa. Isle of Man imposes short ‘circuit breaker’ as UK faces months of lockdown 07 January 2021, Katie Coyne Compliance expected to be high as residents keen to get back to relative freedoms of past six months. We need full lockdown to deal with new virus strain, expert says 22 December 2020, Katie Coyne Test and trace had “no chance” once it was taken out of public health care system. Tales from the front line: ‘We are trying to do things proactively’ 17 December 2020, Katie Coyne The challenges faced by one Scottish EH team that has bounced between COVID-19 tiers. Scottish government thanks EHPs for insight and expertise 03 December 2020, Katie Coyne MSP writes to EH and TS professionals saying she values the way they have ‘embraced partnership working’. Joe Public’s new exotic freedom fighter 03 December 2020, Julie Barratt The ‘Magna Carta warrior’ is the latest thorn in EHPs’ side. Brexit bill could block public health advances 02 December 2020, Katie Coyne Improvements could be challenged on basis of additional cost. Tales from the front line: ‘COVID marshals have relieved the pressure on us’ 24 November 2020, Liz Bailey How one EHP has been using government funding to employ marshals as ‘eyes and ears’ to help her team enforce COVID regulations.
Poor pandemic response ‘due to wildly out-of-touch politicians’ 21 January 2021, Katie Coyne Independent Sage founder Sir David King believes government is ‘turning a crisis to its advantage’.
Importance of test and trace being forgotten amid vaccine excitement, say scientists 07 January 2021, Katie Coyne Independent Sage urges government to do more to support people isolating.
EHP named in New Year Honours list for services to policing 07 January 2021, Sarah Campbell Special Inspector brought skills from EH profession into volunteer role, and vice versa.
Isle of Man imposes short ‘circuit breaker’ as UK faces months of lockdown 07 January 2021, Katie Coyne Compliance expected to be high as residents keen to get back to relative freedoms of past six months.
We need full lockdown to deal with new virus strain, expert says 22 December 2020, Katie Coyne Test and trace had “no chance” once it was taken out of public health care system.
Tales from the front line: ‘We are trying to do things proactively’ 17 December 2020, Katie Coyne The challenges faced by one Scottish EH team that has bounced between COVID-19 tiers.
Scottish government thanks EHPs for insight and expertise 03 December 2020, Katie Coyne MSP writes to EH and TS professionals saying she values the way they have ‘embraced partnership working’.
Joe Public’s new exotic freedom fighter 03 December 2020, Julie Barratt The ‘Magna Carta warrior’ is the latest thorn in EHPs’ side.
Brexit bill could block public health advances 02 December 2020, Katie Coyne Improvements could be challenged on basis of additional cost.
Tales from the front line: ‘COVID marshals have relieved the pressure on us’ 24 November 2020, Liz Bailey How one EHP has been using government funding to employ marshals as ‘eyes and ears’ to help her team enforce COVID regulations.