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“ Excalibur got bad press for adding an extertionate mark up for ventilators last year (which they sourced from China). They also got negative press for setting up in (tax free) Isle of Man.”

Excalibur Healthcare Services Limited is U.K. registered.

"I am not sure about the acceleration to working from home, rather than office based (example) If people under 30 want to work from home generally I would be surprised, how do you meet anyone, who are you going to sha? at the Christmas event - Jokes apart, I think the opposite, humans need human contact, not stuck in a room on Zoom, its bad on many levels. The other point, who is going to use all these offices, buildings and the tens of thousands of SME's that suppport this, pubs, cafes, resturants, street market sellers and on it goes...Humans are not solidarity species."

I think there a potential issue around social contact - but I think that also depends on how your employer supports WFH. One of my employers is very good - we have regular social events (albeit distanced at present) and even pre-Covid many of us worked remotely but got together regularly for social events (normally on the company's dime as well). Our Christmas parties are legendary*.

I think more companies will move to those sort of majority WFH arrangements.

*No - I haven't shagged anyone at one of the office parties - although I may have had the odd snog or two... :-)

"Regulator did you say previously there's a ten day embargo following closure of tenders. This one in particular I'm thinking of - https://bidstats.uk/tenders/2020/W52/741539862 "

There's a minimum 10 days stand still period from the date when the notification of the outcome of a tender is sent to the successful and unsuccessful parties. During the stand still period, no announcements can be made publicly. If a challenge or query is raised, no announcement can be made until that challenge/query is dealt with (except in very narrow circumstances).

"RegUK,
It was a joke, humour, you have a good day, atb"

I know... I wasn't having a go.

One of the advantage of being at the level I work at (and not actually needing a job other than to stave off boredom) is that you can be very picky about who you work with.

"Reguk,
So you didn’t get the job then lol;-) "

That wasn't the only stipulation I had and they actually agreed all of them. I've just signed an NDA so we can formally have discussions and they can give me information about the company I've asked for.

I've actually worked from home for the last 6 years. When I was approached by a headhunter recently, the first thing I made clear is that I wanted to continue WFH for the majority of my time and if that wasn't possible I wasn't interested. The response that came back was that wouldn't be an issue.

"People are staying off work because a bit of dribble coming out their nose, there is a lot of people taking the pi-s-s out of their employees, this will give the business owners a change to survive, their staff and anyone that needs to be on their site/premises the confidence to get on with what there companies."

I think that's somewhat unfair. People are staying away from work because:

(a) they have one or more symptoms; and/or
(b) they're required to.

I think Covid will accelerate a change in working practices anyway, with more people working from home, even when offices are able to reopen. WFH improves work/life balance and has been shown to increase productivity. It won't be suitable for all occupations/roles - but it is suitable for far more than were using WFH before Covid.

"That's greedy, they don't need to be £12 each including vat"

That's cheap for a professional POC test. Don't forget you'll also pay extra for the person to do/monitor the test.

"Now readily available."

That link's been available for a while. Pre-orders are being ramped up again prior to Unshackling Day.

"I'd hope to see CD4 orders and associated RNS in March for delivery in new financial year"

I'd expect those in the next few weeks.

"Sorry dude, but there was nothing ****** about his post. It seemed like just an observation to me. Are you another one too keen to jump on the wayyyycist bandwagon??"

And another one for the green bin...

"Although if we'd done it 2019 we'd have no covid. Maybe no economy either lol"

The point is that those countries who locked down fast and hard are doing far better, both epidemiologically and economically. We've has a government faff around for a year and spaff huge amounts of public money up the wall, seriously undermining the economy.

"On a different note it does tickle me that after bleating about being vulnerable and under privileged the bame community aren't taking up the offer of a jab percentage wise compared to the ******s. lol."

Another ignorant, raci5t twat to filter...

"2019 was a little premature"

Yep - meant 2020.... *doh*

I bet Tory Party donors and business people will be exempted.

"Just 10 months late bringing it in."

10 months? Should have been done a year ago. NZ closed its border to travellers from China on 3 February 2019 and from all countries in mid-March 2019. Borders still remain closed to most travellers.

The countries doing best with Covid are those who closed down fast and hard...

"The graphene face masks cannot be used in health settings"

Neither, currently, can the RMS masks...

"I see the above as a full acceptance that although in standard form the DM loves to point out the unfairness as they see it of anyone in this world making money, they always need to push the desire to ensure envy exists in the world, on balance, I see the article as good acceptance and free advertising for Omega.
It's coming very soon and if the DM accepts it, so will their readership, you can see them in the bowl at the next celebrity party as the host holds them forward .......lateral flow anybody?"

The problem is that the Daily Wail is much enamoured of Deeks et al. It also exists to create clickbait headlines that will foment outrage in its small-mined readers, and it will turn on ODX and LFTs again in a heartbeat (and wheel out the disgraced Deeks) if it thinks that will create a frisson for its readership and increase views to please its advertisers.

I'll take the FT over the Daily Heil any day...

"The fact the government sought to seek tests from China and USA is a travesty anyway. Or were the UK tests not approved in time?"

This sort of comment is why the Daily Heil coverage really isn't very helpful...

“ Bordeline fascist rag. Hideous excuse for a newspaper. However, their personal finance space imo is not bad.”

Borderline? I think you mean out and out...

Just to be pedantic, the Visitect antigen test will be UKCA marked.

It will only be CE marked if ODX go on, after UKCA marking, to register it with an EU competent authority.