Boris Johnson has been urged to apologise after he angered care home bosses by claiming 'too many' in the sector 'didn't really follow the procedures' during the coronavirus crisis
"This sector has looked after some of the most vulnerable people through this pandemic.
Vic Rayner, executive director of the National Care Forum, which represents 120 of the UK's social care charities, welcomed the prime minister's recognition of the need for proper funding. "It is worth remembering that in February, the government agency Public Health England told homes it was 'very unlikely that people receiving care in a care home will become infected' and that homes didn't need to do anything differently.
"What is clear is that a public inquiry needs to be expedited and the prime minister's comments imply that he feels the same," he added.
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