Are there positive lessons for Italy's NHS resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic?

Med Leg J. 2020 Jul;88(2):84-86. doi: 10.1177/0025817220923698. Epub 2020 May 18.

Abstract

The authors evaluate the importance of prevention measures and health care from their own experience and briefly analyse the factors that may have contributed to the rapid spread of Covid-19 in Italy, and hope this will feed into appropriate and new and improved health policies.

Keywords: Covid-19; coronavirus pandemic; health care; health policies; lessons.

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus*
  • COVID-19
  • Communicable Disease Control*
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Coronavirus Infections / transmission
  • Health Policy*
  • Health Services Needs and Demand
  • Humans
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • National Health Programs*
  • Pandemics
  • Personal Protective Equipment / supply & distribution
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations / supply & distribution
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Strategic Stockpile

Substances

  • Pharmaceutical Preparations