Decision to merge Public Health England with privately contracted Test and Trace to form National Institute for Health Protection. Let's put to one side scapegoating of PHE and farce of current ministers who were in cabinet that created it, notably Michael Gove. Any minor...

consultant would verify that structural reform of itself changes nothing. It has to be accompanied by other changes, not least in calibre of organisational leadership. This reform leaves unaffected existing over-centralised chains of command and responsibility. And head of...

new body is person leading current sub-standard national Test and Trace operation. Dido Harding does not have any relevant background/expertise. Yet, failure to adopt international public health best practice is one of key reasons for this country's high covid mortality rates!