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‘Superficial damp squib’: Covid inquiry recommendations fail to impress bereaved families

Global Published 20 October 2026, 22:15 · archived 20 Oct 2026

Latest report paints a painful picture of the care sector during the pandemic. But timid recommendations and a lack of accountability threaten to undermine itOf all 10 reports due to be published by the long-running Covid-19 inquiry, this week’s findings on adult social care were especially anticipated.The impact of Covid-19 on the care sector was calamitous: tens of thousands of people died, staff were forced to wear bin bags due to a lack of protective clothing and relatives were banned from seeing their loved ones in their dying days. Continue reading...

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