Spotlight on... easing lockdown restrictions

With the UK currently in lockdown, the government and parliament have difficult decisions to make in determining the next steps to manage the pandemic. As the government creates a roadmap to ease restrictions on social contact, NHS trust leaders in England continue to argue for a cautious and measured approach, as they have done throughout the pandemic.

NHS trust leaders therefore believe it is vital that the government approach to easing lockdown restrictions is driven by data and evidence rather than arbitrary dates. They believe there are four key, evidence and data driven, tests that must be passed before the government eases restrictions:

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