Infection control with a weak evidence base (Professor Brian Edwards)

Summary

The NHS has been an expert in infection control for years. Or so we thought. Turns out that the evidence base for much of what we do is alarmingly weak. As one expert witness put it “ Infection control people are very traditional and slow to change. We do things the way we always have”.

A commentary from Professor Brian Edwards on the ongoing Covid-19 Inquiry. He concludes that we don’t need to wait for the Inquiry report to commission an urgent review.