Scottish COVID inquiry: Public requested to share experiences of pandemic
Scots are being urged to share their private experiences of the COVID pandemic.
A brand new web site has launched as a part of an inquiry into how the Scottish authorities dealt with the well being disaster.
Let’s Be Heard: Sharing Scotland’s COVID Experience will enable members of the general public to element the impression the pandemic had on them or family members, and what classes ought to be discovered.
An internet site has been launched at lbh.covid19inquiry.scot and printed submissions can be accessible at GP practices, care houses, pharmacies and libraries.
Dr Alexandra Anderson, head of Let’s Be Heard, stated: “Everyone in Scotland has been affected by the pandemic.
“Thousands of people have lost their lives, and many continue to be deeply impacted. Lessons people believe should be drawn from their experiences, both positive and negative, will be at the heart of the inquiry’s investigations.”
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The Scottish COVID-19 inquiry is anticipated to formally begin this July, with professional proof and full hearings to comply with in October.
The inquiry, chaired by Lord Brailsford, has been set as much as examine the Scottish authorities’s strategic response to the pandemic between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2022.
It goals to ascertain info, classes to be discovered and can make suggestions to Scottish ministers to make sure the nation is best ready in future.
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Earlier this yr, it was confirmed that COVID inquiries for the UK and Scotland will work alongside one another to keep away from any duplication of evidence-gathering and reporting outcomes.
Dr Anderson added: “Our internal research team will analyse the experiences people share with us and produce a series of reports to help shape the inquiry’s investigations and inform its reporting and recommendations to Scottish ministers.”