30 Days that shook UK Public Services

How the
Coronavirus
crisis has led to
30 days of public
sector transformation
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Since the beginning of
February 2020, the
Coronavirus pandemic has
triggered upheaval in the
economic, health, and
infrastructure planning
sectors.
This timeline illustrates the
short-term radical changes
that have taken place in the
public sector to react to the
crisis in the United Kingdom.

PUBLIC SECTOR TIMELINE OF CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
10th Feb 13th Feb
Major Developments Government response
26th Feb 28th Feb 1st Mar
Number of confirmed cases in the UK: 8
Health secretary Matt Hancock
announces new regulations
giving doctors “strengthened
powers” to forcibly quarantine
people for their own safety.

10th Feb 13th Feb
Ninth confirmed UK case of
coronavirus reported in
London, London’s first case,
as woman returning from
China falls ill.

10th Feb 13th Feb
Matt Hancock warns public to
brace for more cases of
coronavirus, whilst
announcing the “contain,
delay, research and mitigate”
approach.

10th Feb 13th Feb
End of the worst
week for global
stock markets
since the 2008
financial crash.

10th Feb 13th Feb
26th Feb 28th Feb 2nd Mar
An overwhelming majority
of doctors (more than 99%
of 1,618 surveyed) fear the
NHS is not well prepared
to deal with a major
outbreak of coronavirus.

Prime Minister Boris
Johnson announces that
statutory sick pay will be
made available from day
one when self-isolating
4th Mar 5th Mar 11th Mar 16th Mar 17th Mar 18th Mar 19th Mar2nd Mar

First death confirmed as
number of cases rises above
100 as government officials
accelerate preparations for
“delay” phase

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces
a £12bn package of emergency
support to help cope with the
coronavirus.
Local elections are postponed.

Boris Johnson urges everybody to work
from home and avoid pubs and
restaurants to give the NHS time to cope.
Almost 8 million may need to be taken into
hospital in a “reasonable” worst-case
scenario, according to a leaked document
from PHE.
Number of confirmed cases in the UK: 1,587

Rishi Sunak reveals biggest package
of emergency state support for
business since 2008 with £330bn-
worth of government-backed loans
and more than £20bn in tax cuts and
grants for companies threatened with
collapse.
Number of confirmed cases in the UK: 2,000+

Ministry of Defence doubles the size of the
military’s civil contingency unit to create a
20,000-strong Covid-19 support force.
Government announces that most schools are
to shut from 20th March until further notice.

Reports emerge that, under
measures in the proposed
emergency coronavirus bill,
entitlements under the Care
Act 2014 will be suspended.

£3bn in funding is made available
to support services in the
community, as part of a drive to
meet goal of freeing up 15,000
hospital beds.

Government bans evictions
from rented properties.
Local Authorities to receive
£1.6bn share of coronavirus
crisis response fund.

Boris Johnson orders all pubs,
restaurants, gyms and other social
venues to close their doors for the
foreseeable future. Chancellor
announces the government will pay up to
80 per cent of wages for workers' at risk
of being laid off.
19th Mar 20th Mar 21st Mar 22nd Mar 23rd Mar 24th Mar 25th Mar

The NHS strikes deal with private
hospitals to acquire an extra 8,000
hospital beds, nearly 1,200
ventilators and almost 20,000 fully
qualified staff.

Government sends letters to 1.5
million people (40% aged 75+) in
England suffering from serious
conditions advising them to “take
themselves out of society” for at
least 12 weeks.

NHS England takes on extensive
powers — normally held by clinical
commissioning groups — to buy
services from the private sector thus
rolling back the Lansley reforms.

Department for Transport
suspends rail franchise
agreements offering the chance
to transfer “all revenue and cost
risk” to the government.

Boris Johnson orders police to
enforce a coronavirus lockdown,
with a ban on gatherings of more
than two people and strict limits
on exercise.

Government sends letters to 1.5
million people (40% aged 75+) in
England suffering from serious
conditions advising them to
“take themselves out of society”
for at least 12 weeks.

Nightingale Hospital to be
opened at the ExCel centre
to host up to 4,000 beds
and has been described as
a “critical care barn.”

Summary of
Government response
1
2
3
4
Biggest ever package of
state-support for business
NHS England take on CCG
powers
Suspension of rail
franchise agreements
Police enforcing strict
lockdown
Government
response has
required
rapid
coordination
and
transformative
decision making

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