Just days after she was cleared of bringing the nursing profession into disrepute, she said the screening for potential Ebola infection at Heathrow airport was chaotic. When she alerted them to her elevated temperature, Cafferkey was unable to contact the infectious disease expert on call because it had the wrong number. “I would like to say something positive about the screening unit, but I can’t. “I should have been sent to the infectious diseases unit from Heathrow – not allowed to get in a plane to Glasgow. PHE screened thousands of returners from countries most at risk of Ebola and did so with efficiency and courtesy throughout.

Source: The Guardian September 18, 2016 11:37 UTC