Thread by @JayneMcCubbinTV

“I don’t think my child will be prioritised when push comes to shove... he’s non verbal, he’s severely disabled. So many reasons to say ‘don’t bother with him’ “
Had so many 💔conversations with parents of children with disabilities today
#CoronaOutbreak
Tomo @BBCBreakfast

Parents like @Danwhite1972 who cares 27/7 for his disabled wife & daughter “who’ll step in and help if I’m sick?”
Right now there are 120,000 vacancies in social care
Not enough for the people already in system
@BBCBreakfast

Parents like @hillsideliz Liz “I don’t know how he’ll cope when he can’t do the things he loves. When you struggle to make sense of the world & everything changes, the bottom falls out of your world. Change can make him distressed & distress can lead to crisis”
@BBCBreakfast

A govt plan was unveiled today which talks of “volunteers” and sharing care home workers with those in need in community
Reassured?
There’ll be a Govt Minister on @BBCBreakfast to address - do fire over questions if this affects YOU

@Lucy_Webster_ is an @BBCPolitics reporter who relies on PAs & family carers
She’s spent 24 hours chasing govt response to key question-who helps when / if support falls ill?
“They say soc care is key part of corona planning but there doesn’t seem to be an awful lot of detail”

Tomo @BBCBreakfast we speak to the families who depend on a care system already in crisis before the real #ukcoronavirus crisis hits
From 0800

Who cares when the carers aren’t there? #coronavirus
1st part of govt social care response offers NO help or guidance for millions of family carers
Thoughts?
We’ll discuss @BBCBreakfast from 8
gov.uk/government/pub…