Therese Coffey should resign or be sacked

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www.theguardian.com/society/2022/oct/16/therese-coffey-criticised-for-giving-leftover-antibiotics-to-a-friend

The law, science and medical guidelines don’t apply to her apparently.

Ah, sorry. I was too incensed to search.

You can hold armfuls of degrees and still be an incredibly stupid person

This is so true!
There are many types of intelligence - some of the most valuable ones are not learned from a book!

Exactly. Be careful what you wish for!!
The mass exodus exploded with covid and still ongoing. We have students leaving not even qualified and see a career in the NHS as an unenviable option.

I've met lots of people who hold degrees/ PhD's and are thick as mince with no common sense. Luckily they have never been the Health Secretary. God help us all.

She should be sacked for this: nursingnotes.co.uk/news/nurses-can-leave-if-they-want-to-they-have-already-had-a-pay-rise-says-therese-coffey/

YANBU. However what I think of this women really isn't fit for print so ill keep my big mouth shut or I really won't stop.

Common sense is not a prerequisite for gaining a degree. I have met many highly academic people with zero common sense.
Intelligence can be demonstrated in many ways sharing your meds is most definitely not one of them.

When did Coffey give the antiBs to a friend, 2022 or 1992? I had people (one was a dentist, even) offering me their spare antibiotics in the 1990s-early 2000s. It's very normal in many parts of world to share nowadays. I'm not saying it's ok to do, but in the grand scheme of things... it's a mistake, not a sacking offence.

-No Tory lover here.

She a has a chemistry PhD from one of the world's top universities.

But no common sense.

In my world, we call these people educated idiots!

I don't get this 'oh she must be clever, she has many degrees' stuff!
Its how you apply your intelligence that defines your character. A person with a science degree who is devoid of compassion, humanity and morality is a dangerous person.

Let's not forget highly qualified scientists used their intelligence to construct gas chambers, the A bomb, poisonous gas, the electric chair, missiles - to name a few.

With respect it is a sacking offence. She is the Health Secreatary passing on medication prescribed for HER and NOT her friend.

The friend could have been allergic to the antibiotics resulting in a reaction or at worst an anaphylactic reaction which is life threatening. They could also have reacted badly with other meds her friends were taking.

This is such a dangerous thing to do and by doing so she may well make other less thinking people think this is ok when it patently isn't.

Liz Triss went to Oxbridge, she”s also as thick as shit. How else can you describe a person who ignores ALL worldwide advice, brings in tax cuts and borrows money to do it, then is very surprised when she sinks the economy?

People who believe having a “good education” means someone knows what you’re doing and cannot be stupid, are particularly dangerous.

Did Coffey pass on the antiBs since 5 September 2022, else when did it happen?

With that, the drinking and smoking I am now having trouble seeing her as anyone other than Father Fintan Stack

I’m not impressed by her latest comments.

she shouldn’t be Health Secretary never mind Deputy Prime Minister.

a real slap in the face to our brilliant health care workers

I am horrified by her comments. Fucking idiot woman.

NHS microbiology specialist here…. What does she think I actually do all day long at work?? Not working my hardest to fucking combat antibiotic resistance.
It really is like a slap in the face @asblindasabat

I just want to say thank you for all your hard work! It’s a shame our health secretary can’t say thank you and give you all a pay rise!!

Ok I know there’s probably more to it but if I was health secretary I sure as hell would not be making the comments she has made and I’d be actively finding a way to make sure all health staff get a reasonable pay rise!

When you're prescribed antibiotics you're told it's important to take them as prescribed, and finish the course. If the current health secretary is not following this advice, but also passing on prescribed medication to others, she's not only being irresponsible, she's also contributing to antibiotic resistence. But hey, ho, she's only the Health Secretary.

Chris Whitty has been asked about this too I read today : he is probably holding his head in his hands as speak!

Someone with such an understanding of science should be aware of antibiotic resistance.

Lizz Truss is her best friend so what do you expect

Well, Kwasi Kwarteng was said to be one of her best friends and she sacked him, so ...

Anyway if all the current politicians who are as thick as pig dribble were sacked there'd be nobody left

Ghastly woman.

Unbelievably somehow worse on the inside than the outside.

I don't agree with much of what TC says but on this particular point I think she just stated an action she had taken at some point which maybe other do - it is not a major breach surely

But what she's done is actually illegal!

Have you actually read the comments from health professionals that have been asked to comment on this act of total stupidity?
What part of sharing drugs especially antibiotics prescribed for you and you only is safe and should be widely advocated?