Care Home Failures During Covid Pandemic

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1. 20 Oct

   The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has found that vulnerable care home residents were left with “insufficient protection” as patients were discharged from hospitals without knowing if they had the virus.

   3 outlets · Evening Standard

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• 21 Oct DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Hancock's shame over Covid deaths...as inquiry report should haunt him for the rest of his days
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• 20 Oct Matt Hancock’s care home protective ring claim ‘unfounded’, Covid report findsThe UK Covid-19 Inquiry chairwoman, Baroness Heather Hallett, reported that the claim by then-health secretary Matt Hancock in May 2020 of having established a protective barrier for care homes during the pandemic was “unfounded.” The inquiry found that over 43,000 care home residents died from Covid-19 between March 2020 and July 2022. Hallett stated that vulnerable residents were inadequately protected as…Evening Standard
• 20 Oct Matt Hancock’s care home protective ring claim ‘unfounded’, Covid report findsUK Covid-19 Inquiry chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett released a report stating that the British government's claim of a protective shield for care homes during the pandemic was unfounded, contrary to what then-health secretary Matt Hancock had claimed in May 2020. The inquiry found over 43,000 recorded care home deaths from March 2020 to July 2022 due to insufficient protections and improper planning, leading to…Evening Standard
• 20 Oct Matt Hancock’s care home protective ring claim ‘unfounded’, Covid report findsThe UK Covid-19 Inquiry chairwoman, Baroness Heather Hallett, released a report stating that Matt Hancock’s claim of protecting care homes during the pandemic was unfounded. The report found that over 43,000 care home residents died from Covid-19 between March 2020 and July 2022 due to insufficient protections. It also highlighted how the focus on protecting hospitals often came at the expense of care homes, leading…Evening Standard
• 20 Oct UK government failures led to Covid spreading ‘like wildfire’ in care homes, inquiry findsHeather Hallett’s report by the UK government’s public inquiry on Covid-19 reveals that care homes were neglected during the pandemic, leading to over 43,000 deaths in these facilities between March 2020 and July 2022. The report criticizes the government for not advising isolation of patients discharged from hospitals into care homes without testing and highlights severe emotional harm caused by visitation…The Guardian
• 20 Oct Care sector was ‘afterthought’ and suffered devastating impact – Covid reportThe UK Covid-19 Inquiry chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett reported that the care sector was neglected during the pandemic, with insufficient protection for vulnerable residents despite government claims of a "protective ring" around care homes. The inquiry found over 43,000 recorded deaths in care homes due to Covid-19 between March 2020 and July 2022, and criticized the lack of proper pandemic planning for adult…Evening Standard
• 20 Oct Care home residents were sacrificed to 'protect the NHS' during Covid pandemic causing 43,000 deaths after failings saw virus 'spread like wildfire', damning inquiry findsA damning inquiry into the UK's COVID-19 response found that over 43,000 care home residents died due to inadequate protections and hospital discharges of infected patients. The report accuses former health secretary Matt Hancock of misleading statements, as ministers failed to provide proper protection for care homes from the outset despite knowing about their vulnerability. Insufficient testing, lack of personal…Daily Mail

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