Importance of properly funded social care is laid bare in Covid inquiry | Letters

Gerard Crofton-Martin says the resilience of the NHS depends on the strength of the care sector. Plus a letter from John RobinsonThe impact of the Covid pandemic on the NHS, which was already under significant pressure, was profound and enduring. The findings set out in the Covid inquiry report are distressing, but not surprising (NHS was ‘on brink of collapse’ during pandemic, Covid inquiry finds, 19 March). The impact on patients and staff was immeasurable.The “precariou