UK Covid Inquiry Finds Care Home Residents Sacrificed to Protect NHS, 43,000 Deaths
A damning report from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, released on October 20, 2026, has concluded that care home residents were effectively sacrificed to protect the National Health Service (NHS) during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic. The inquiry found that failings led to approximately 43,000 deaths and that the adult social care sector was treated as ‘something of an afterthought’. Baroness Heather Hallett, Chair of the inquiry, highlighted systemic failures and the ‘unfounded’ claim of a ‘protective ring’ around care homes.
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