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Covid inquiry condemns care home policy

The UK COVID-19 inquiry has criticised the Scottish and UK Governments for prioritising hospitals over care homes during the pandemic, warning that their policies created conditions in which the virus could spread rapidly. In Scotland, 3,599 patients were discharged from hospital to care homes between March 1 and April 21, 2020, with 82% not tested for Covid. Care homes accounted for 47% of Covid-related deaths in Scotland, compared with 30% in England. Inquiry chair Baroness Hallett said the promised protective ring around care homes was unfounded and social care had been treated as an afterthought. Scottish care sector representatives and opposition politicians condemned the failures, while ministers acknowledged the suffering caused.

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