https://www.theguardian.com/society/...ly-selling-ppe
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It's amazing how easily greed can make people stupid!
https://www.hsj.co.uk/quality-and-pe...027544.article
The distorted impact of political targets often ends with these types of contrivances.
there are people...i think that i see them almost daily , that are lacking empathy.
I didnt understand the relevance of 100k and therefore was ambivalent over whether it was reached or not. I know some people will say 'damned if they do, damned if they dont' but this target was set entirely off their own backs and wasn't based on the science. I wouldn't have criticised the government if they missed this target, manipulating the figures to make it look like a success seems worse than failing.
I agree. Hancock set that target and hung his own and the government's reputation on it. They haven't met it. It was bad enough when Raab started to substitute 'testing capacity' for 'completed tests' - but this change now also includes 'tests in the post' or 'tests we intend to put in the post' to mean the same as 'completed tests'. It is dishonest, self-serving and (for anyone paying attention) will just undermine trust (more) in what ministers say. Own goal!
I noticed yesterday that all the jhouralists who kept saying gthey would never rwach the target changed their tac as soon as the realised they might and instead started saying they would reach the target but it weasd a hollow acheivement and that it didn't mean anything, and so on.
If they hadn't met it they same people would have been attempting to shred them for failing.
No it is not completed tests. The criteria was changed on 27th April to include the number of Home Testing kits sent in the post. It was changed again on 29th April to include tests sent to testing stations. Previously the figures stated were those for swabs actually tested in a lab.
So testing capacity has increased but number of tests no. Lies, damned lies and statistics comes to mind!!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...it-100000-goal
Seems they hit the target of people tested if you count retests and tests in the post! Otherwise, no they didn't hit the target!
I have been getting bombarded with texts for the last week, as a local authority worker who works entirely from home, trying to encourage me to go and get tested if any of my family has any of the symptoms. I am sure there are loads in a similar position.
Forgive me for thinking these additional tests haven't been particularly well targeted (ie health and social care workers who are actually at risk).
Remember this lot have previous - promising 50,000 'extra nurses' that included 18,500 who were already NHS nurses!
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-a9215811.html
every country is testing differently.
you would hardly expect them to suddenly have a standard gauge.
cant even agree on miles meters lbs and kilos
The Health Secretary has confirmed that the number of completed tests has gone up exponentially in the last few days and the number of identified cases resulting from those tests appears to be on a downward curve. You would have thought that these massively increased targeted tests would show a blip in the numbers so good news!
I’d assumed they would be targeted at the right people.
That said, the wife has been working in a school hub and one of her colleagues had to jump through hoops in order to get a test done. The process and bureaucracy did seem a little pedantic.
I’m ex local authority currently working third sector. I’ve been designated key worker and been out and about with vulnerable service users. I’m not expecting to be offered a test anytime soon.
Oh come on, The government set a target that at the time was a real push ( many said they didnt stand a chance )
have they hit it ? ? ? havent they hit ? ? ? does it matter ? ? ? its all a step in the right direction and something we should be happy about, baby steps in this battle we are in