IT·Science Talk

A few numbers from the care inquiry that stuck with me

Reading as an accountant, I always go to the scale first. 43,000 care home deaths involving Covid. 5.8 million unpaid carers and 1.5 million care workers at risk, per ITV. A 287-page report.

But the line that stayed with me was the chair, Baroness Hallett, saying the sector “appeared to be something of an afterthought.” The numbers tell you how big it was. That sentence tells you why.