The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has scrutinized the early policy of sending hospital patients to care homes during the pandemic. Former health secretary Matt Hancock defended this move as the "least-worst decision" at that time, acknowledging the severe consequences but stating no better alternatives were available. The inquiry revealed over 43,000 deaths linked to Covid-19 in care homes from March 2020 to July 2022, with officials characterizing the situation as a "generational slaughter within care homes." Hancock recognized the contentious nature of the policy.
Former health secretary Matt Hancock stated regarding the controversial policy of discharging hospital patients into care homes during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, "the least-worst decision" at the time, despite the devastating death toll.
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry revealed over 43,000 deaths involving the virus in care homes between March 2020 and July 2022, leading officials to describe it as a "generational slaughter within care homes."
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