EveryDoctor

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EveryDoctor is a British grassroots advocacy group made up of doctors. [1] The group was established in 2019, and grew during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. [2] In May 2021, EveryDoctor and the Good Law Project brought legal action against the British government in relation to COVID-19 PPE contracts during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, accusing the Department of Health and Social Care of unlawful procurement procedures and providing inadequate PPE supplies. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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  1. Shepherd, Alison (18 May 2021). "Doctors shine light on legal fight against PPE contracts". BMJ. 373 n1259. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n1259 . ISSN   1756-1833. PMID   34006501.
  2. 1 2 Patterson, Julia (23 April 2021). "I'm a doctor, yesterday I took the government to court over PPE – here's what happened". The Independent. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. Glass, Jess (20 May 2021). "Government defends use of 'VIP lane' for PPE supply in first wave of Covid". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  4. "Covid-19: VIP fast-track for PPE contracts back in court". BBC News. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  5. "Ministers 'lobbied' officials over PPE contracts, court hears". The Guardian. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.