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The legacy of Conservative rule for adult social care

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But the impact was compounded in the early stages by government policies to free up 15,000 hospital beds in March 2020 and for care homes to make their full capacity available. This led to many people with asymptomatic Covid being discharged into residential care. as of autumn 2023, according to the Office for National Statistics ).