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ICPEM's blog is a platform for sharing fresh perspectives, insights, and discussions on civil protection and emergency management. It features thought-provoking articles that challenge current thinking, highlight innovative practices, and explore emerging trends. The blog provides an opportunity for members and experts to contribute their ideas, promote knowledge exchange, and raise awareness of key issues in the field. Regular contributions from professionals and award winners offer valuable content to enhance understanding and drive progress in emergency management practices globally.
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Doc Hines


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 4 July 2021
The Covid app many of us have on our mobile phones has been “tweaked” a little to make it less sensitive to Covid exposure. This means...
Jennifer Newton
4 min read


Doc Hine - Covid News & Views - 02 August 2021
Even though the last two days have been a weekend, the trend in the data continues to go in the right direction. The number of positive...
Jennifer Newton
4 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 30th July 2021
Despite the large number of different opinions being expressed by scientists and politicians alike, it does seem to me that, although...
Jennifer Newton
3 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 26th July 2021
There has been considerable difficulty collecting the Covid statistics in the last three days. For 3 days running it has allegedly been...
Jennifer Newton
4 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 23 July 2021
The cautious optimism I mentioned on Wednesday continues tonight as the number of new cases has dropped further over the last two days....
Jennifer Newton
3 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 19 July 2021
It is somewhat ironic that today of all days we find the Prime Minister and the Chancellor both in 10 days self-isolation as Covid...
Jennifer Newton
4 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 16 July 2021
Boris Johnson warned us we could have 50,000 new cases per day by Monday 19th July. He was not far out. We passed the 50,000 marks today,...
Jennifer Newton
4 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 12 July 2021
The football may be all over but the Covid pandemic most certainly is not. The Prime Minister tonight confirmed that the planned...
Jennifer Newton
4 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 9 July 2021
The statistics show we continue to do around 1.1 million tests per day. Today there have been 35,707 positive cases compared with 32,551...
Jennifer Newton
4 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 7 July 2021
It is often said, there are only two things certain in his life, that’s death and taxes. What it seems this country cannot cope with is...
Jennifer Newton
5 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 05 July 2021
I will consider the statistics first tonight before reporting on the Government’s plans to remove most of the lockdown restrictions and...
Jennifer Newton
5 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 02 July 2021
The daily statistics show rapidly rising numbers of new cases, but only a very slow but steady rise in hospital admissions and deaths....
Jennifer Newton
3 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 30 June 2021
The result of yesterday’s England v Germany football match was a much-needed moral boost to most of us. It has certainly taken the Covid...
Jennifer Newton
3 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 28 June 2021
Well, after the revelations that hit the news on Friday, it was inevitable that the former Health Secretary resigned on Saturday and by...
Jennifer Newton
4 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 25 June 2021
How many of us can say absolutely that they have not in any way bent or broken guidelines or even the law whilst dealing with Covid. Most...
Jennifer Newton
3 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 21 June 2021
The statistics for the last 3 days have remained very steady. Unfortunately, the hospital data is still not updated every day. The latest...
Jennifer Newton
4 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 23 June 2021
Today’s latest statistics strongly support the view that we urgently need to get the whole adult population double vaccinated as quickly...
Jennifer Newton
4 min read


Doc Hines - Covid Summary - 9 June 2021
Thank you to all of you who responded to my straw poll. I know my daily report goes to about 1500 people from me and is usually shared by...
MollieMathurin
4 min read


Doc Hines - Covid Summary - 7 June 2021
Scanning the various news feeds suggests that the Covid 19 pandemic is attracting less interest than usual with very little to write...
MollieMathurin
3 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News and Views - 4 June 2021
I hope none of you have been caught out by the sudden move of Portugal to the amber list rather than the green list from 4 a.m. on...
MollieMathurin
5 min read
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