At the impact on patients, healthcare workers and the wider nhs. The personal stories of more than 30,000 people will form part of the evidence heard over the coming weeks. 0ur Reporterjoe Inwood has more. There was no area of life untouched by the covid 19 pandemic. But what impact did it have on those who risked their lives to save others . Thats The Question being asked by the next stage of the covid Public Inquiry, known as module three, which begins today. It will examine how Health Care workers were impacted, looking at the issue of ppe, at masks and Infection Control, as well as the way that gps and the 111 helpline were used. It will also aim to shed light on the thorny issues of shielding for the most vulnerable, maternity services and end of life care, along with many other areas. The Public Inquiry started injune last year, and is looking at all aspects of the worst pandemic of modern times. This section is set to take ten weeks, and will include 30,000 stories submitted by
bodge segal owns a small group of homes in norfolk, including this one. it s absolutely possible to pay staff more. and i would like to see rises of up to sort of 20% in their pay. but that means increasing our fees by 20% and having the local authorities agree to those sort of pay reviews. so raj is looking abroad to find workers. every single application is from overseas. which countries? primarily they tend to be from nigeria, the far east and and india. none locally at all. how important do you think that social care is to the whole of the health and social care system? very important because if there s no carers there s no care homes and if there s no care homes the hospitals are going to end up being blocked. social workers are going to end up