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Covid inquiry finds government failings enabled spread in care homes
BBC coverage of the inquiry's sixth report highlights inadequate protective equipment and hospital discharge practices.
The BBC reports that the Covid inquiry's sixth report finds government failings allowed the virus to spread in care homes. It says the report criticises the lack of personal protective equipment and the way patients were discharged from hospital. A companion BBC item also identifies visitor restrictions among the report's key subjects.
What holds up
- ✓Both BBC items identify the sixth Covid inquiry report as the basis of their coverage.
- ✓Both items highlight inadequate personal protective equipment; the reporting is tied to an identifiable inquiry report rather than an unattributed allegation.
What doesn't yet
- ?The two items come from the same outlet and do not provide independent corroboration.
- ?The supplied summaries omit the report's underlying evidence, detailed recommendations and responses from those criticised.
Ask before you share
- →What evidence does the report use to connect particular decisions with infections in care homes?
- →What changes does the inquiry recommend, and how have those criticised responded?