David Osborn @SafeDavid3
Health and Safety Consultant Former member of the CATA Exec Team. (CATA has now stood down, following completion of its role in the Inquiry Module 3:Healthcare) tridenthse.co.uk South West England Joined July 2021-
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@_CatintheHat The recording of my talk to the Canadian CATC group (a staunch ally of CATA) may be found at this link : tinyurl.com/DO-CATC-VID It includes an interesting Q&A session at the end including discussion about the proposed new Canadian standard for Respiratory Protective Equipment.
@_CatintheHat I challenged HSE as to why they allowed IPC to call FRSMs “PPE” This was their reply So they just threw up their hands and gave up – instead of taking enforcement action to stop this misinformation, they just ‘let them get on with it'. Sadly, to their eternal shame, they still do
Part way down her excellent megathread on ScotGov's latest (highly flawed) IPC Manual @_CatintheHat reviews the so-called 'experts' in ARHAI's "Considered Judgements" (a euphemism if ever there was one!) she discusses PPE/RPE. I'd like to chip in on one point which caught my eye:
On p60, there’s a section about potential harms of using surgical masks (instead of RPE) when caring for patients infected with R1 respiratory agents. This includes a brief mention of the risk of respiratory particles breaching the loose-fitting ‘baggy-blue’ surgical mask...
@HextRachel @theRCN @nmcnews @UNISONOurNHS @1goodtern @LongCovidScot @long_covid @LongCovidSOS @KeyWorkerPetUK @LC_Physio @ptsafetylearn @LC_UK_Action Awful situation - so many good, caring people in the healthcare profession injured by their brave frontline service now thrown on the scrapheap by an uncaring NHS. Being served with trite 'goodbye' letters by NMC is the unkindest cut of all. Sympathies to all in this situation.
@_CatintheHat It's very disheartening that there seem to be ‘influences’ on ‘X’ management and its algorithms which result in posts that relate to matters uncomfortable to Government/Health Service are being targeted. Disappointing when ‘Big Brother’ comes to social media! (though nothing new)
Another superb ‘mega-thread’ by @_CatintheHat. NB When you get to the post which starts “So where do you think", click “Show Replies” to see the rest. There is mischief at X suppressing this post & killing the tweet (highlighted) telling users to do this, so many will miss it).
🏴NEW IPC GUIDANCE Scotland has quietly introduced a brand new approach to respiratory infection prevention & control in healthcare. This change has MAJOR consequences for both patients & staff. The story behind it is quite extraordinary so grab a cuppa & I’ll explain… 🧵
This is an ongoing outrage
@gwladwr Interesting they apologise for not providing RSV POCT data, but offer no apology for infecting so many people in their care with potentially life-changing/ending disease. As others have observed, no doubt due to Wales hiding behind the apron strings of the flawed Scottish NIPCM.
@InclusiveNew ARHAI fail to realise that surgical masks don't provide much 'source control' either. Whilst they catch droplets of mucus/saliva, copious amounts of infectious aerosols escape. Infectious HCWs shouldn't be at work, harming vulnerable patients. That's real source control!
@_CatintheHat As always, Cat, it's a pleasure working with you. To be fair, you've uncovered the lion's share of the information which brings this sorry state of affairs to life. Thank you for all the hard work you put into preparing this important record of events. History will thank you too!
Sadly, we were wrong. Hallett’s findings were deeply inconvenient for those in charge of managing the IPC guidance… …but somehow the guardians of the IPC guidance in Scotland have found a way to quietly manipulate and corrupt the findings to make the guidance even worse!
🏴NEW IPC GUIDANCE Scotland has quietly introduced a brand new approach to respiratory infection prevention & control in healthcare. This change has MAJOR consequences for both patients & staff. The story behind it is quite extraordinary so grab a cuppa & I’ll explain… 🧵
@markzphoto In the UK, those leading the pandemic response knowingly and deliberately lied that SARS2 was spread by droplet. They told HCWs they would be safe wearing FRSMs. The cover-up continues to this day. You can read about the scandal in press release linked below…
CATA (Covid Airborne Transmission Alliance) has today issued this press release ahead of next Thursday's publication of the Inquiry's module 3 report: tinyurl.com/CATA-press-rel…
Apologies: Correctionto the above: SECTION 10 = 'ARHAI UNCLOAKED"
Cat exposes just one aspect of NHS Scotland/ARHAI utter incompetence. Believe me, there are many others! See CATA's report tinyurl.com/CATA-rpt-2 Section 11: "ARHAI Uncloaked" & section 10. Section 2 (2.3 in particular) is worth reading too - questions ARHAI credibility.
This sentence in NHS Scotland’s new IPC guidance is a damning illustration of the sheer incompetence & ignorance of those who wrote it: “RPE should never be worn by an infectious person as the respirator filters incoming air & not the air being expelled by the wearer” ❌ WRONG!
... In doing so, you are recklessly shredding the golden rule : "Do your patients no harm". This issue is particularly poignant for those who are clinically vulnerable through immunosuppression etc. Hippocrates must be turning in his grave at what you lot are doing"
So the deeper question for NHS Scotland and Wales is this: Why are you allowing an HCW to provide close-quarter care to patients if they are infected with a pathogen like SARS-COV-2 in the first place? This has potential to cause patients serious harm (both acute and chronic).
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