Jason Ford

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Is it time to appoint a Chief Engineering Officer in government, given the profession’s vital role in the national response to Covid-19?

 

As the UK’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty has been a near-constant presence during the Covid-19 crisis, bringing a measured and objective approach to disseminating the crisis as it unfolds.

Socially distanced alongside a government minister and peers including Dr Patrick Vallance, the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Prof Whitty has been relentless in spelling out the severity of the crisis and the measures needed to overcome it.

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Engineer readers will be well aware of the profession’s response to Covid-19 and the efforts that have taken place to provide ventilators and PPE in significant quantities at short notice. These – and the rapid deployment of Nightingale Hospitals and other temporary health care facilities in the UK - are the stories that have made it into the public consciousness as the nation continues its efforts to protect the NHS from new Covid-19 cases.

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