Health Secretary Mr Hancock vowed a set of measures to alleviate the dire situation in the nation’s 11,000 care homes. Crucially he unveiled a ‘single brand’ for the social care workforce in the hope of instilling the same level as pride as in the NHS. As with Mr Hancock’s bold target on testing – to boost capacity to 100,000 a day by May – the Health Secretary will be held to account on his promises. Mr Hancock said that wherever possible families would be given the chance to say goodbye to loved ones dying with coronavirus in care homes or indeed hospitals. Liz Kendall, Labour’s social care spokesman, said: ‘For millions of elderly and disabled people and their families, actions will speak louder than words.

Source: Daily Mail April 15, 2020 21:28 UTC