“People really need to get behind us.”
with his “brilliant colleagues in social care”, outlining the hard times that are ahead and saying thank you for “everything you do”.said that the public could still make visits – provided they had no symptoms – and urged homes to “emphasise good hand hygiene”. But some care homes have since banned visits.
Unison’s assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Care workers are being treated as though their safety and that of their loved ones doesn’t matter. They feel they’ve been forgotten about and are at the bottom of the pile despite doing a vital job. Many are being denied access to vital protective kit that helps prevent the spread of the virus to them, their families and the people they look after.
“A more co-ordinated approach is needed desperately, with managers all following official guidance. Every care worker who needs masks and other safety gear must be supplied with it as a matter of urgency.”A video interview that illustrates this very urgency has now gone viral.operations director, Alison Horne, became understandably upset while talking to ITV News. The government sent the care company 300 single-use face masks, despite the fact that they usually get through 24,000 visits a week.
“We don’t feel like we can do enough,” says Horne. “The responsibility for these very vulnerable people and the team. We love what we do. We love our clients. And we love our team. But it’s such a fast moving situation… we don’t feel in control. “It’s enormous pressure. There is community spirit, but people really need to get behind us. Not just the NHS, they need to get behind the care providers out there as well.”This doctor’s viral tweet reminds us why we shouldn’t take staying home for granted
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