vic rayner, who represents not—for—profit care homes, says in march, some residents were receiving blankettal. "we will be signing forms to say if your heart and breathing stop, the carers will not try to resuscitate you. there will not be ambulances available to come and continue any resuscitation, or take you to hospital." the home that received this letter refused to pass it on to its residents. it‘s not thinking about people. it‘s not thinking about individuals. it‘s thinking about a process and a system, and it‘s saying, the system can‘t help you. three weeks into lockdown, with the pandemic at its peak, council directors of social care wrote to the government describing protective equipment distribution as "shambolic", guidance as "contradictory", and saying social care appeared "an afterthought". four days later, the health and care secretary set out his action plan. the government insists it‘s provided the care sector with protective equipment, testing and extra money, and in a system that was already underfunded and under pressure, there‘s talk of the longer—term reform that‘s nee

vic rayner, who represents not—for—profit care homes, says in march some residents were receiving blanket they might not be taken to hospital. we will be signing forms to say if your heart and breathing stop, the carers will not try to resuscitate you. there will not be ambulances available to come and continue any resuscitation or take you to hospital. the home that received this letter refused to pass it on to its residents. it's not thinking about people, it's not thinking about individuals, it's thinking about a process and a system. it's saying, the system can't help you. three weeks into lockdown, with the pandemic at its peak, council directors of social care wrote to the government describing protective equipment distribution as shambolic, guidance as contradictory, and saying social care appeared an afterthought. four days later, the health and care secretary set out his action plan. the government insists it's provided the care sector with protective equipment, testing and extra money, and in a system that was already underfunded and under pressure, there is talk of the longer t

vic rayner, who represents not—for—profit care homes, says in march, some residents were receiving blankete carers will not try to resuscitate you. there will not be ambulances available to come and continue any resuscitation, or take you to hospital." the home that received this letter refused to pass it on to its residents. it's not thinking about people. it's not thinking about individuals. it's thinking about a process and a system, and it's saying, the system can't help you. three weeks into lockdown, with the pandemic at its peak, council directors of social care wrote to the government describing protective equipment distribution as "shambolic", guidance as "contradictory", and saying social care appeared "an afterthought". four days later, the health and care secretary set out his action plan. the government insists it's provided the care sector with protective equipment, testing and extra money, and in a system that was already underfunded and under pressure, there's talk of the longer—term reform that's needed. i'm hopeful that this crisis will mean that the government realises i