societal response. somewhere down there in the corner are category one responds like the police and local authorities. they have a legal duty to assess risks and set out plans. central government, no such legal responsibility. imagine, amongst all of those things get messy. at the start of the pandemic the government did not have a complete list of local directors of public health across the country and those directors were learning about gadgets from the media at the same time as the public that they were meant to be helping to inform. i m nowjoined by helen buckingham, director of strategy at the nuffield trust who also has 25 years experience in the nhs. thank you forjoining us. the inquiry heard today from lawyers representing families that the government was woefully unprepared for the pandemic. what is your assessment of that having heard kate? i assessment of that having heard kate? ., , assessment of that having heard kate? ~ , ., :, assessment of that having heard kate? ~ ,
went into perimenopause quite early, following surgery? following surgery? yes, i think in hindsiaht following surgery? yes, i think in hindsight i following surgery? yes, i think in hindsight i was following surgery? yes, i think in hindsight i was experiencing - following surgery? yes, i think in| hindsight i was experiencing some perimenopausal symptoms before my surgery. i have started to get quite severe mood swings in my cycle, there are days where ijust didn t want to talk to anybody, including my kids and my husband. ijust wanted to sit on my own in a room, stare blankly into space, felt very flat, didn t see the point in life. but then the next day i might be really happy and giddy and full of energy. and it was very confusing because i thought it was her mogul, but because i was so young perimenopause was never mentioned. i had not heard it as a term. i was put on antidepressants and it wasn t until. i had a prolapse, so my symptoms got a lot worse, which is why i let it