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This week, the inquiry turned its attention to the devolved nations, starting with Scotland. Jacqui Wise reports on some of the key takeaways

Jane Morrison, lead member for the campaign group Covid Bereaved Scotland, told the inquiry how her wife died five days after contracting covid in hospital. Morrison said 25% of the group, which represents grieving families in Scotland, lost someone because of nosocomial infection. She told the inquiry that one of the group’s members was allowed to wander around Hairmyres hospital in East Kilbride after testing positive for covid. “This makes a mockery of infection control, it’s like pulling down a portcullis to stop a swarm of bees.” Giving evidence on 17 January, Morrisson said families had “pleaded” with hospital bosses not to release their loved ones to free up NHS beds. She also said there … ....

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