UK government sued over ‘actively exposing’ care home residents to harm
More than 14,000 people have died in care homes in England and Wales since the pandemic began. Now the daughter of one man who died is suing the government, saying it “actively exposed” him to serious harm.
Dr Cathy Gardner said the death of her father, Michael Gibson – who died at 88 in April from probable Covid-19-related causes – was part of a “national disgrace”.
She is also demanding that Health Secretary Matt Hancock retract his claim that “a protective ring” was put in place around care homes, as her lawyers claim her father’s home was pressured to take in a hospital patient who had tested positive.
The Department for Health and Social Care said it could not comment on a current legal case.
It comes as families of 450 people who died in the UK have demanded an immediate public inquiry into the handling of the pandemic to prevent more deaths.
