US EditionCovid inquiry: Hancock ‘wanted to decide who should live or die’ if NHS overwhelmed
- The UK health secretary, Matt Hancock, allegedly wanted the power to decide who should live or die if the healthcare system was overwhelmed during the COVID-19 pandemic. This claim was made by Dominic Cummings, a former government advisor, during the official COVID inquiry.
- Lord Simon Stevens, the former CEO of the NHS, disagreed with Hancock's stance and stated that the decision of providing care should not be left solely to one individual under normal circumstances.
- Despite tensions and disagreements, the healthcare system managed to avoid the difficult situation where the authorities had to decide who would receive treatment and who wouldn't.
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Matt Hancock ‘wanted to choose who should live or die’ during Covid, NHS chief claims at inquiry
MATT Hancock wanted to choose “who should live and who should die” if hospitals became overwhelmed during Covid, an NHS chief has claimed. Lord Simon Stevens said the then-Health Secretary believed he should make the decision “rather than, say, the medical profession or the public”. Ex-NHS England chief exec Lord Simon Stevens said Matt Hancock wanted to be the one to choose who would live or die if hospitals became overwhelmedGetty The ex-NHS E…
COVID inquiry: Matt Hancock wanted to decide 'who should live and die' if NHS overwhelmed in pandemic
The evidence from Lord Stevens comes following a bruising week for the former health secretary, who has been accused of lying, having "nuclear levels" of overconfidence and even being responsible for people dying.
Hancock wanted to decide ‘who should live and who should die’ – former NHS boss
Matt Hancock wanted to decide “who should live and who should die” if hospitals became overwhelmed by coronavirus patients, the former NHS England boss has claimed. Lord Simon Stevens, who led NHS England until 2021, largely refused to criticise the former health secretary during his appearance before the Covid-19 inquiry on Tuesday. That is in contrast to other figures who appeared before Baroness Heather Hallett’s probe this week, including fo…
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