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Abstract

In particular it raised concerns about the social care system’s ability to provide the level of support people needed, raising questions over whether ministers ever implemented any of the document’s 26 recommendations, including boosting the capacity of care homes and staff numbers. [...]Martin Green, chief executive of Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, said, “From what we understand, this document set out a range of questions and actions that if they had been followed may have left us in a much better position to navigate the current health emergency. In particular it highlights that local plans for social care were inadequate and that social care services wouldn’t be able to cope with the number of people discharged from hospitals to ensure the NHS had enough beds to meet demand.

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Title
Covid-19: Concern about social care’s ability to cope with pandemics was raised two years ago
Author
Day, Michael
First page
m1879
Section
News
Publication year
2020
Publication date
May 11, 2020
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
e-ISSN
17561833
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2433227352
Copyright
This article is made freely available for use in accordance with BMJ's website terms and conditions for the duration of the covid-19 pandemic or until otherwise determined by BMJ. You may use, download and print the article for any lawful, non-commercial purpose (including text and data mining) provided that all copyright notices and trade marks are retained. https://bmj.com/coronavirus/usage?