https://www.worlddoctorsalliance.com/es/tags/conflicts-of-interest/ Recent content in Conflicts of interest on ALIANZA MUNDIAL DE MÉDICOS Hugo -- gohugo.io es Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:00:09 +0000 https://www.worlddoctorsalliance.com/es/blog/hancocks-failure-to-publish-contracts-was-unlawful/ Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:00:09 +0000 https://www.worlddoctorsalliance.com/es/blog/hancocks-failure-to-publish-contracts-was-unlawful/ The UK government acted unlawfully in failing to publish details of dozens of contracts awarded without competition for goods and services such as personal protective equipment (PPE) needed during the covid-19 pandemic, a High Court judge has ruled. Mr Justice Chamberlain upheld a challenge by the non-profit Good Law Project to the failure by Matt Hancock, health and social care secretary for England, to publish notices for a “substantial” number of the deals, as required by law. https://www.worlddoctorsalliance.com/es/blog/bmj-conflicts-of-interest-among-uk-governments-covid-19-advisers/ Fri, 11 Dec 2020 17:34:31 +0000 https://www.worlddoctorsalliance.com/es/blog/bmj-conflicts-of-interest-among-uk-governments-covid-19-advisers/ Little is known about the interests of the doctors, scientists, and academics on whose advice the UK government relies to manage the pandemic. Attempts to discover more are frequently thwarted, finds Paul D Thacker. Website: BMJ As the number of UK deaths caused by covid-19 reached 50 000 in early November, England enacted a second national lockdown to control the epidemic. Boris Johnson’s government put these measures into action after months of controversial and sometimes confusing policies, including the “rule of six,” regional tiered controls, and directions to “stay alert. https://www.worlddoctorsalliance.com/es/blog/sage-conflicts-of-interest/ Wed, 11 Nov 2020 17:06:06 +0000 https://www.worlddoctorsalliance.com/es/blog/sage-conflicts-of-interest/ Executive summary * As late as March 11th, 2020, the UK government and medical officers issued practical and minimally disruptive advice to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. * On March 16th, the now infamous Neil Ferguson/Imperial College paper was published predicting over 500,000 deaths in the UK and 2.2 million in the US if suppression measures were not introduced. * Stricter measures were announced on the day that paper was published, and the first UK lockdown was announced a week later, on March 23rd.