Government failings allowed Covid ‘to spread like wildfire’ in care homes, inquiry finds

• Government delayed issuing PPE guidance to care homes, leaving staff unprotected and contributing to rapid viral spread during the early pandemic phase
• Hospital discharge policies lacked adequate testing and isolation protocols, resulting in infected patients being transferred to care homes where vulnerable residents faced heightened mortality risk
• Systemic failures in preparedness and coordination between health services and social care highlighted need for improved infection control procedures and inter-agency communication during future public health emergencies

The sixth report from Covid inquiry criticises the lack of PPE and the way patients were discharged from hospital.

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