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  • London Health Equity Group

    • Reference: 2020/4542
    • Question by: Onkar Sahota
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2020
    Why will the meeting papers for the London Health Equity Group not be made public?

  • Children’s mental health

    • Reference: 2020/4533
    • Question by: Onkar Sahota
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2020
    Research is beginning to show that children’s mental health has suffered greatly during the pandemic. Can you provide support to children in London?

  • University Covid testing

    • Reference: 2020/4534
    • Question by: Onkar Sahota
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2020
    The Government’s plan to test all students before they leave university for Christmas was thrown into question after unions raised “grave concerns” about the accuracy of the Covid-19 tests being used and warned that the mass evacuation of students was a “recipe for chaos”. Are you concerned about this causing a spike as students return to London?

  • Testing inaccuracies

    • Reference: 2020/4535
    • Question by: Onkar Sahota
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2020
    Government-backed assessments carried out by Public Health England and the University of Oxford suggests the lateral flow rapid tests may miss as many as half of Covid-19 cases, depending on who is using them. The study found that the sensitivity of the test dropped from 79% to 58% when it was used by self-trained members of the public as opposed to laboratory scientists. Are you worried about testing accuracy for Londoners if rapid testing is made more widely available?

  • School children infection rate

    • Reference: 2020/4536
    • Question by: Onkar Sahota
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2020
    The number of school-age children with coronavirus has risen "significantly" in the second wave compared with the first, according to the Government's scientific advisers. How can you as Mayor encourage safe practices and distancing in schools?

  • London’s dirty air increases risk of catching Covid-19

    • Reference: 2020/4537
    • Question by: Onkar Sahota
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2020
    Research by Queen Mary University has found that London’s dirty air increases risk of catching Covid-19. What steps are you taking to urgently tackle air quality in light of the pandemic?

  • Vaccine messaging

    • Reference: 2020/4538
    • Question by: Onkar Sahota
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2020
    What campaign and messaging materials around encouraging vaccine uptake has your office produced?

  • Vaccine messaging (2)

    • Reference: 2020/4539
    • Question by: Onkar Sahota
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2020
    Are you working with councils to produce messaging materials around encouraging vaccine uptake?

  • ICU capacity

    • Reference: 2020/4540
    • Question by: Onkar Sahota
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2020
    In an ICU, the critical care nurse to patient ratio should be 1:1. During the first wave, at its peak, the ratio reached 1:6. The focus and concern should not be about the number of ICU beds available, but instead about the number of trained critical care staff to care for those in ICU. Are you concerned about the pressures on London’s nurses and other NHS staff?

  • London Health Equity Group

    • Reference: 2020/4541
    • Question by: Onkar Sahota
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2020
    Can you provide an update on the work of the London Health Equity Group?