It seems that the health and safety professionals have got it wrong again. I have a plan: When people are out and about helping with the treatment of Ebola, how about having a quarantine arrangement a little distance from the infected area where the doctors/nurses can stay until the 21 days have passed before coming back to the UK. I would have thought that it was obvious that my little plan would have been a better option than the complete illogical plan that was put in place. Or has it something to do with costs? It is now proven that the existing system does not work. Strange how a person who lands in the UK is fine, pops on a plan to Scotland, then ops, not well, flown back south etc etc. Does everyone get tested 7 times ?

I suggest that nice little island: Necker.

Issac - since starting to use these forum a few weeks ago, time and time again you have stressed the importance of training and competence in terms of electrical safety. No issues with that. So are you now qualified & experienced to advise on Ebola? Just wanting to query your knowledge & experience in medical matters.... Not easy this safety lark, knowledge is required on many subjects ...

So do you have the medical/public health academic qualifications and experience to make that comment? To pass judgement on the medics involved? Maybe the 'obvious' isn't so obvious? After all being qualified and competent is so important in the field of electrical safety. Somewhat double standards position, wouldn't you say?

'It seems that the health and safety professionals have got it wrong again.' Bit presumptuous, anyway, surely it should be medical professionals? Personally I don't think that one person slipping through the net is a cause for panic or alarmist claims of incompetence. No one else has been infected as a result as far as I can tell.

Surprises me when H&S professionals complain about ill-informed speculation about their own areas of work but are only too happy to comment on other areas they know nothing about. Ray and jwk have got it right.

I wasn't going to reply because, y'know, feeding those that live under the bridge etc. But the last thread dealt with this very well. The arguments are already made. This single case changes nothing and does not alter my opinion one bit. The powers that be outright stated that they anticipated a very low number of cases might occur in the UK. I recall they predicted under ten. They anticipated this situation, expected it no less, and had a plan for it. They enacted it. And it worked. If a politician was in charge I'd possibly be worried, but PHE is actually in charge and, funnily enough, have a fair idea what they're on about. Very disappointed to see hyperbole and media hype being semi-quoted on a site where we know from personal experience and competence just how little the populist media care or know about the exact truth of a situation.

agree with post 14. Think this is a troll post anyways, just desingned to spark arguments.Anyone who comes to this forum reguallary will probably understand and agree with what im saying.

Although digressing, the plight of the so called "under-developed" nations in Africa, predominantly ex-colonies of European Imperial powers that became independent in 1950s' & 1960s' needed a generation (30 years) of careful nurturing of their fledgling democracies and systems of governance. Instead of this, we had the "cold war" with all gloves off, all sides supporting military/other dictatorships and the total erosion of decent governance and rampant corruption. This has ultimately led to situation in most of the African nations having military dictatorship i.e. the Sudan (Al Numeiry), Congo (Mobutu), Somalia (Siad Barre) , Libya (Gaddafi), Egypt (Nasser), Nigeria(Yakubu Gowon), Ghana (Akwasi Afrifa), Mali(Moussa Traoré) Uganda(Idi Amin) , Ethiopia (Mengistu Haile Mariam) just to name a few! Had there been a "nurturing" approach, their destinies would have been very different and we would not be having the immigration influx to Europe today. We never learn and have short term outlook ! This nurturing was an absolute requirement as Africa had been divided like a cake by the imperial European powers without any consideration of tribal & linguistic divisions. The only African country that has survived tribal divisions is Tanzania, although it had several years of statutory single party rule.