The Health Foundation: How can the UK COVID-19 Inquiry bring about meaningful change? (17 March 2022)

Summary

The UK Government has announce a statutory public inquiry into the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic - the Hallett inquiry. However, in light of the wide-ranging impact of the pandemic, the inquiry faces a huge task to decide on the highest priority areas for investigation.

This long read by Tim Gardner, Senior Policy Fellow at The Health Foundation, aims to examine what the parameters and structure of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry could be, and set out what it might realistically cover.