Off all the responses PHE is the one shown not fit for purpose. As those of us connected to private sector biotech have discovered.

It doesn’t altar the fact that a lot of what is said about testing betrays woeful ignorance of how testing evolves , even by medic commentators.

.
Quote Originally Posted by Witton Park View Post
A question that's been asked by many. What should the Government have done? Ignored the advise of the CMO, CSO and their teams?

According to the press conferences I heard when they were resisting the closure of schools etc in Mid March, they felt they could push back the curve to buy time for the NHS to prepare. They also thought they could flatten the peak.
Neither means less deaths, they postpone them. Perhaps a few more can be saved if the NHS is better prepared.

Is it for the Govt in a hands-on way to manage PPE?

Is it for the Govt to intervene in the testing? They are having to do it as Public Health England seem resistant to using private sector capacity.

I sense institutional resistance is a factor.