<p>Latest report paints a painful picture of the care sector during the pandemic. But timid recommendations and a lack of accountability threaten to undermine it</p><p>Of 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.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/20/covid-inquiry-recommendations-fail-to-impress-bereaved-families">Continue reading...</a>
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‘Superficial damp squib’: Covid inquiry recommendations fail to impress bereaved families
<p>Latest report paints a painful picture of the care sector during the pandemic. But timid recommendations and a lack of accountability threaten to undermine it</p><p>Of 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.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/20/covid-inquiry-recommendations-fail-to-impress-bereaved-families">Continue reading...</a>