Chronic neglect of NHS contributed to excessive and tragic impact of the pandemic, says BMA council chair

Flawed government decisions and years of neglecting the NHS have led to needless deaths millions treatment delays during pandemic, BMA has said. Speaking at BMA’s annual representatives meeting on 13 September, council chair Chaand Nagpaul said that government’s decision not learn from first wave covid-19 meant country was plunged into another illness, hospital admissions, deaths, which pushed brink collapse. On top this, abandon all restrictions “Freedom Day” so far contributed almost 40 000 admissions over 4000 since 19 July. The UK reported more than 130 000 …