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The inquiry will investigate if the right to life was protected in care homes, including potential pressure for "do not resuscitate" notices, lack of resuscitation, and neglect. Evidence may point to systemic failures in care delivery, regulation, and inspection in Scotland. The bereaved want to know how the virus entered locked-down care homes and spread.
The inquiry will hear that people were transferred from hospitals to care homes without testing, potentially ignoring local capacity and patient interests. Blanket bans on visits exacerbated the situation, denying families contact with loved ones. Some staff risked their jobs to inform families, while some management prioritized reputation over resident care. Families faced unanswered calls, were treated with disdain, and witnessed deterioration in health, suspecting neglect. Records were sometimes missing or incomplete.
The inquiry must investigate potential violations of the prohibition on torture and inhuman and degrading treatment. The inquiry should consider whether inspection and regulatory regimes were fit for purpose and the impact of restrictions on family life. The group wants to ensure that no family member, no care home resident and no care worker in the future has to go through what they and their loved ones suffered during Covid-nineteen.