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Covid inquiry to look at impact on care services

ENGLAND, JUN 26 – Nearly 18,500 care home residents in England died during the first Covid wave amid government policies that allowed untested hospital discharges and shortages of protective equipment.

  • The Covid Inquiry reopened on July 3, 2025, to focus on the impact of the pandemic on adult social care across the UK.
  • This follows early 2020 decisions to rapidly discharge hospital patients, including Covid-positive and untested cases, into care homes to free up NHS beds.
  • Officials, including Minister Helen Whately, warned that transferring infected or asymptomatic patients into care settings materially increased risk, contributing to nearly 18,500 care home deaths between March and June 2020.
  • Former health secretary Matt Hancock admitted the protective measures were incomplete, while bereaved families demand truth, accountability, and clarity on decisions made at the highest government levels.
  • The inquiry’s findings may influence reforms such as the Fair Pay Agreement and the government’s Plan for Change, although some key figures, including Boris Johnson, are not expected to testify.
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perspectivemedia.com broke the news in on Thursday, June 26, 2025.
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