Ex-Scottish Health Secretary Regrets Care Home Deaths, UK COVID-19 Inquiry Hears

Jeane Freeman admits government's response to COVID-19 in adult care sector was not as adequate as she would have wished.

Former Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman expressed regret over care home deaths during her tenure, attributing them to decisions made by the Scottish government.
Freeman oversaw key decisions such as discharging patients to care homes without testing them for COVID-19 first.
Freeman admitted that the Scottish government's response to COVID-19 in the adult care sector was 'not as adequate' as she would have wished.
UK cabinet minister Michael Gove testified at the inquiry, rejecting suggestions that the UK government used the pandemic to strengthen support for the union.
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called for answers on the discharging of COVID-positive patients into care homes, describing it as 'one of the worst atrocities of the pandemic'.