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Article for The Times: Pregnant women need to be at front of vaccine queue
How ideas from decision theory can help guide our actions
Letter from Sylvia Richardson to Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP re: New system for international travel
Letter to the Guardian regarding lateral flow tests
Report from the Working Group on Diagnostic Tests
Response to DHSC policy paper on transformation of the public health system
Response to Goldacre review
Letter to MHRA on Covid-19 testing in schools
Response to Public Accounts Committee inquiry ‘initial lessons from the government’s response to the
RSS Response to Covid-19 Inquiry Consultation on Terms Of Reference
RSS response to DHSC’s policy paper: transforming the public health system
RSS statement on 2021 A level results
RSS statement on the relaxation of Covid lockdown rules in England
Statement on the need for transparency about secondary school Covid-19 testing
Response to OSR review of models for exam grading
Statement regarding the grade awarding process in 2021
Letter to the Times on the government's schools coronavirus testing strategy
Statement on how best to track the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out
Statement on proposed Covid-19 schools testing programme
Letter from Sylvia Richardson to William Wragg MP re: Data transparency and accountability: Covid 19
Response to select committee inquiry: ‘Coronavirus: Lessons Learnt'
Response: PACAC inquiry on Data Transparency and Accountability: Covid 19
Response to the Justice Select Committee inquiry 'The Coroner Service'
Letter to the Office for Statistics Regulation regarding exams grading process review
Statement on how efficient statistical method can glean intelligence from Test, Trace and Isolate
Response to Impact of Covid-19 on education and children's services inquiry
Briefing note on Covid-19 statistical issues for lower and middle income countries
Statement on the reporting of results from home swab test kits
Statement regarding MHRA criteria for point-of-care antibody test
Letter on possible criteria for antibody sensitivity and specificity assurance
Letter to OfQual regarding the statistical issues relating to exam grading in 2020
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