Simon Capewell
Family man, gardener, European.
#PublicHealth prof & #prevention researcher.
Advocating healthy #food & #tobacco policies everywhere.
Tweets mine, RTs not.
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Warsan Shire, "Home"
British-Somali poet Warsan Shire gives voice to the experiences of refugees in this poem about "home."
THE POLITICS OF NORTHERN SOUL SEARCHING
By James Melville It is a phrase that has been repeated many times in large parts of Northern England: ‘We are a Tory free zone’. That was until December 12th 2019, when the Tories dism…
How the experts messed up on Covid - UnHerd
How did all the leading health authorities get it so wrong back in March?
NHS worker punched and thrown from Tube train after confronting passengers for not wearing masks
Victim was left with broken eye socket and chipped jaw in sickening attack
Time to take unhealthy options out of the spotlight – we need tough restrictions on junk food ads
High levels of childhood obesity are the canary in the mine – the UK needs to act now
Top children’s doctors attack Tories over free school meals
More than 2,000 paediatricians back the drive by footballer Marcus Rashford to ensure children have enough to eat
Shambolic Serco: Not A Penny More
The Coronavirus crisis has been a thoroughly miserable ordeal for most of us. This time last year you could hug your nan without wondering i...
Coronavirus antibody prevalence falling in England, REACT study shows | Imperial News | Imperial College London
Tests on more than 365,000 people in England have shown that the antibody response to the virus that causes COVID-19 wanes over time.
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Treasury confirms it is to end VAT waiver on PPE in UK
Items such as protective face masks and gloves will no longer be exempt from 20% sales tax
Believe it
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Government 'considering Tier 4 local lockdowns'
It's been reported some shops and restaurants could close under the 'Tier 3 plus' or 'Tier 4' proposals
Coronavirus news live – latest UK updates: Tougher restrictions to affect millions in next 24 hours as government unveils extra support measures
Latest coronavirus updates from the UK and worldwide - as government increases financial support for businesses and employees.
Isolation for test and trace could be halved
Fears of non-compliance with the Test and Trace system could see mandatory confinement cut to seven days
Simon Capewell
"We need to shift #TestAndTrace resources to LOCAL #publichealth teams"
#Tory whip.
@petermbenglish
@globalhlthtwit
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Time to end the disastrous leadership vacuum in NHS Test and Trace
Perhaps some of those exhausted leaders on the Government frontline, like Dido Harding, could be given a well-earned break
Simon Capewell
Time to end "disastrous" #COVID19 leadership vacuum.
@bernardjenkin
Fund #Local #TestandTrace
@IndependentSage NOW
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Urgent full lockdown demanded at 11th hour as experts insist Tier system 'failing'
BORIS Johnson has been warned by scientists during today's Independent SAGE briefing that the nationwide tier system introduced by his Government is failing to slow the spread of COVID-19 sufficiently.
Jenrick confirms allocations of £1 billion funding for councils this winter
Allocations confirmed for individual councils from the £1 billion of additional support announced by the Prime Minister earlier this month.
Fury over £1billion coronavirus deals as Tories hand out huge contracts to pals
The figures include deals for PPE provision, testing and polling – as well as the Government’s much-maligned contact tracing system