The UK had arguably the best public health data in the world, but nearly 250,000 people still died.

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    6 days ago

    The NHS is well known for out of date pcs etc. Data is often restricted from department to department. Gathering group data for reseach is possible. But far from responsive.

    The system is just not designed for the short notice analasis the pandemic required. Because making it so has never been a consideration. Instead the history has been about researchers analysing data over time.