Covid 19 Flashcards
How has covid 19 affected the NHS, it’s staff and patients
TIPS:
- stay apolitical. wheneve asked about your opinikn, try nkt to delve too deeply into politics, religion or personal values
- bring up stats and mention sources
- think wide - dont limit your thinking to the disease itslef, but always think about wider consequences (eg uncertainity, supply chain disruptions, costs, environmental impacts etc)
- write down positive impacts of the pandemic
Did the UK handle the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic well? What could have been done better?
Should covid-19 vaccines be made mandatory for all general public?
You are a first year medical student. Your flatmate has contacted Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms. Tonight he is planning to go to a club saying “friendships are more important to me than some flu”. How would you advice your friend?
If you could choose to allocate an additional £20 million to either of the following areas of healthcare, which would you choose and why? Cancer research, mental health, covid 19 research, palliative care, prolonging life research?
A SAGE report from May 2020 has brought to light the inequalities among BAME communities, who were more likely to contact the virus in the first place, but also have higher risk of hospitalisation and death from Covid-19. What do you think might have been the causes for these trends?
What are some of the valuable lessons that covid-19 has taught the world of medicine and science?
What has been the impact of covid 19 on the mental health of the UK population
What will be the long term consequences of the pandemic on the NHS and it’s patients?
How would you convince a 5-year old to wear masks indoor and disinfect their hands regularly?
