Planning for a future pandemic: impacts for adult social care in England
Professor Jean McHale and Dr Laura Noszlopy highlight main findings from their latest monograph on lessons of pandemic in the adult care sector.
Professor Jean McHale and Dr Laura Noszlopy highlight main findings from their latest monograph on lessons of pandemic in the adult care sector.
Although all aspects of our lives were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, adult social care was hit particularly hard. The news headlines focused on the tragic loss of life caused by the rapid discharge of patients from hospitals into care homes without being subject to testing or a period of segregation. The separation of individuals from loved ones due to visiting restrictions in care homes had a devastating impact on health and well-being....