Lawyers ask for clarity on when Covid probe will explore mental health impact
by Storm Newton
Apr 10, 2024
3 minutes
The chair of the Covid-19 Public Inquiry has faced calls to explain when the probe will examine the impact the pandemic had on mental health.
It comes after inquiry chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett was accused of making a “U-turn” on the issue.
Mental health charity Mind had called for Module 3, which looks at how the pandemic affected healthcare systems, patients and healthcare workers, to explore the impact on wider mental health services, and not just inpatient psychiatric care for children.
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