It woz the care homes wot dunnit.

[patman post]

The care homes sector is worth around £15.9 billion a year in the UK, with around 410,000 residents.3 We calculate that there are around 5,500 different providers in the UK operating 11,300 care homes for the elderly.4 Around 95% of their beds are provided by the independent sector (both for-profit and charitable providers). LAs generally commission care services from independent care providers. We estimate that the average cost for a self-funder in 2016 was £846 per week (nearly £44,000 per year), while LAs on average paid £621 per week.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/care-homes-market-study-summary-of-final-report/care-homes-market-study-summary-of-final-report

Given that 95% of care home beds are provided by the private sector, shouldn't their operators have been more up front in seeking out PPE and instigating more stringent anti infection regimes by themselves? Wriggling when criticised and blaming government for not providing required supplies seems blatant blame shifting by those who charge for their professional services, whether charity or commercial...

[papasmurf]

It's extraordinary that infected patients were placed in care homes, regardless of the quality of care. Testing was asked for and refused, so there can be no excuse. The easiest way to spread a contagious infection is to place an infected body, alive or dead, into a group situation. That is bog standard understanding of the what not  to do,s. Therefore the dangers involved in refusing to test before moving patients  into any other environment  were always glaringly obvious.  The real question is ?Why was  it done.? And that's for Boris, to answer.

Quite:-

[Good old]

It's extraordinary that infected patients were placed in care homes, regardless of the quality of care. Testing was asked for and refused, so there can be no excuse. The easiest way to spread a contagious infection is to place an infected body, alive or dead, into a group situation. That is bog standard understanding of the what not  to do,s. Therefore the dangers involved in refusing to test before moving patients  into any other environment  were always glaringly obvious.  The real question is ?Why was  it done.? And that's for Boris, to answer.

[Streetwalker]

Ive  generally supported well maybe given the benefit of the doubt more like to the way corona has been handled by the government . 

The care home debacle though  was there for all to see from almost day one  (I remember Cromwell  bringing it up some time ago) . A family member who is in the elderly care  industry was also quite vocal about the nonsense that was sending untested people into elderly  residences .

Most did what they could  to  make sure everyone kept safe , maybe Boris is on about the others .

[Good old]

This is absolutely par for the course for Boris. He does this sort of thing on a regular basis. Has done for ages now.
But what does this actually say for political opinion in this country that  he can charm the electorate, whilst making gaff after gaff ,after gaff.?

[papasmurf]

Bojo The Clown puts both feet in his gob yet again.

[cromwell]

Says Boris,bloody priceless blame shifting when it is well known beds were block booked by e govt  before this took off to shift the elderly in to care homes with corona virus thereby resulting in so many deaths.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-coronavirus-care-home-death-toll-uk-update-a9604426.html