A SCOTTISH group which campaigns for care home residents’ rights during the pandemic has expressed concern that the voices of Scottish people would not be heard after it was not made a core participant for the part of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry dealing with social care.
This section of work will investigate the impact the pandemic had on the adult social care sector across all of the UK.In a statement, the organisation questioned if the Inquiry’s findings in this area would be relevant in Scotland “as relatives and residents have no voice”. CHRS said while they liaised with the organisation Rights for Residents, who have been made core participants, “they can’t tell our story and their experience in terms of involvement and ministerial meetings and working groups was entirely different”.
But she added: “While I appreciate the important and commendable work the applicants undertook to advocate on behalf of care home residents and their families during the pandemic, and the evidence that they can provide with regard to impact and the lessons that may be learned from its experience, I consider that they do not meet the criteria in Rule 5.