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Martin McKee

The UK’s PPE procurement scandal reminds us why we need ways to hold ministers to account

February 23, 2021

Martin McKee looks at what lessons we can learn from the government’s many failures in procuring PPE during the pandemic […]

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Martin McKee: How can we hold political leaders accountable for failures in pandemics?

February 12, 2021

Covid-19 has had a huge impact across the world. There is no doubt that political decisions have played a major role, says Martin McKee […]

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The government promises to “level up” the UK—we struggle to see how they will succeed

January 20, 2021

The Westminster government has consistently shown little sign that it understands the structural weaknesses underlying the worsening health situation […]

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Government should call for extension of Brexit transition to protect public safety and health

December 21, 2020

Public health workers, struggling with a new covid-19 variant, cannot be expected to deal with a chaotic end of the Brexit transition too […]

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Martin McKee: “NHS” Test and Trace under fire—a system flawed by design

December 11, 2020

Test and trace has been hampered by a failure to draw on international experience and a lack of engagement with public health professionals says Martin McKee […]

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Could Slovakia’s mass testing programme work in England?

December 7, 2020

What is happening in Slovakia and what lessons might it hold for the UK? […]

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Scientific divisions on covid-19: not what they might seem

October 15, 2020

It is not whether we should open up or lock down. Rather, it is how we can break the chain of transmission, argue Martin McKee and David Stuckler […]

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Martin McKee: Will Boris Johnson’s “Moonshot” become lost in space?

September 10, 2020

Improved testing and new technologies must be part of a well thought out strategy, says Martin McKee […]

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Martin McKee: The UK’s response to covid-19 does not inspire confidence in its ability to protect health as we drift into a No Deal Brexit

July 7, 2020

Just like every other year, midnight on the 31st December 2020 will be a time of mixed emotions. Some will look back fondly on happy times, such as weddings, graduations, […]

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Martin McKee: Trust is essential in a pandemic, but the British prime minister is squandering it

May 26, 2020

Once squandered, trust is extremely difficult to recover […]

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