This is obviously serious
Letter to Govt from Directors of Adult Social Services' concerns reflect what has been visible for some time
Govt not engaging effectively with those responsible for Social Care locally with damaging consequences
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bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…
Letter to Govt from Directors of Adult Social Services' concerns reflect what has been visible for some time
Govt not engaging effectively with those responsible for Social Care locally with damaging consequences
1/5
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…
Damaging consequences are
1) Distribution of PPE to Care Homes has been paltry, haphazard and shambolic
2)Lack of planning around testing
3)750,000 volunteers recruited w/o consultation and left with nothing to do for 3 weeks
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1) Distribution of PPE to Care Homes has been paltry, haphazard and shambolic
2)Lack of planning around testing
3)750,000 volunteers recruited w/o consultation and left with nothing to do for 3 weeks
2/5
Root of problem is Govt has acted centrally through NHS and given little thought to local delivery of services outside hospital
Which reflects lack of planning and desire to be seen to act
- but without clear strategic purpose effectively communicated
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Which reflects lack of planning and desire to be seen to act
- but without clear strategic purpose effectively communicated
3/5
The evidence of that failure can be seen in way deaths in hospital are reported daily but in Social Care are not
And in how hospital capacity has been freed up by discharging people into care homes without tests with the consequences of avoidable deaths now being reported
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And in how hospital capacity has been freed up by discharging people into care homes without tests with the consequences of avoidable deaths now being reported
4/5
Ultimately all this is consequence of two things
1)Way Govt acts centrally .Has neglected Local Govt for 10 years
2)That Govt followed a flawed 'Controlled Spread' Mitigation Strategy and lost control of events. Has been coming from behind ever since
Time to change now
5/5
1)Way Govt acts centrally .Has neglected Local Govt for 10 years
2)That Govt followed a flawed 'Controlled Spread' Mitigation Strategy and lost control of events. Has been coming from behind ever since
Time to change now
5/5
And here's a reminder of one Minister's contribution to planning our way forward
And yesterday we had Care Minister Helen Whately not knowing basic facts about what was happening
Not to mention Matt Hancock who under pressure says the right things
But evidence of delivery is sketchy at best
Not to mention Matt Hancock who under pressure says the right things
But evidence of delivery is sketchy at best
