09/11/2022

The Inquiry yesterday revealed the provisional scope of Module 3, which will explore the consequences of the pandemic response on healthcare, including the manner in which healthcare systems responded.

The areas of focus

The Inquiry has identified 12 areas of focus for Module 3, which include:

  • The impact of Covid 19 on peoples’ experience of healthcare;
  • Core decision-making and leadership within healthcare systems;
  • Staffing and capacity, including the establishment and use of Nightingale hospitals;
  • 111, 999 and ambulance services, GP surgeries, hospitals and cross-sectional co-operation;
  • Healthcare provision and treatment for patients with Covid-19, and the impact on those requiring care for reasons other than Covid-19;
  • Decision-making about treatment for patients with Covid-19;
  • The impact on staff;
  • Preventing the spread of Covid-19 within healthcare settings;
  • Communication with patients;
  • Deaths caused by the Covid-19 pandemic;
  • Shielding and the impact on the clinically vulnerable;
  • Characterisation and identification of post-Covid conditions.

What to expect and deadlines

The Inquiry has indicated, in recent preliminary hearings, that it intends to take a very focussed approach to information requests; more information about this may be made public in due time. Healthcare providers may be approached by the Inquiry and asked to provide documents, information, data, statements or other evidence.

The window for making an application for Core Participant status opened on the 8 November 2022, and closes on 5 December 2022. 

Bevan Brittan is ready to healthcare organisations in the event that advice or support is required with responding to information requests, managing document reviews, or considering and preparing an application for Core Participant status. 

Our use of cookies

We use necessary cookies to make our site work. We'd also like to set optional analytics cookies to help us improve it. We won't set optional cookies unless you enable them. Using this tool will set a cookie on your device to remember your preferences. For more detailed information about the cookies we use, see our Cookies page.

Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions.

Analytics cookies

We'd like to set Google Analytics cookies to help us to improve our website by collection and reporting information on how you use it. The cookies collect information in a way that does not directly identify anyone.
For more information on how these cookies work, please see our Cookies page.