1. In all the talk about #testing no one has asked Govt. how they can test the whole #socialcare workforce weekly when testing capacity is 200k/day (or 1.4m/wk). About 1.2m workers give direct care. Then there& #39;s 400k+ residents, and 1m+ NHS staff that also need tests

2. And thats before you factor in symptomatic people in the population, and other key workers such as teachers etc. When the Govt. made a promise to have weekly #socialcare workforce testing in place by July, they surely knew that wasn& #39;t achievable (and still isn& #39;t)! @BBCNews

3. BBC and Skills for Care stat sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52284281

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/heal... href=" https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/adult-social-care-workforce-data/Workforce-intelligence/publications/national-information/The-size-and-structure-of-the-adult-social-care-sector-and-workforce-in-England.aspx">https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/adult-soc...

How big is the epidemic in care homes?

Care homes now account for a large proportion of Covid-19 deaths in the UK.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52284281