Two of the most promising developments to emerge from the failed attempts to contain the
spread of infectious disease outbreaks since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared …

This article explores the resilience of local government in England and its ability to cope
during the Covid‐19 pandemic. The resilience of local government is explored in three …

In this chapter, we cut through the voluminous scholarship on care to focus on the role of the
state. With this lens, the overall aim of the chapter is to outline the main trajectory of the …

Abstract Context: Official guidance on Covid-19 failed to take account of the prevalence of
dementia among people living in care homes or its implications for implementing infection …

Abstract Easements to the Care Act 2014 were introduced in England in Spring 2020 to
support local authorities (LAs) who were dealing with the impact of COVID-19 on adult social …

The national response to COVID‐19 has had a severe impact on adult social care settings,
with high mortality amongst people receiving and providing care in England. Care workers …

The development of markets for private for‐profit care homes often raises concerns about
the quality of services provided by these care homes. To address the fundamental needs of …

Attempts to control the current pandemic through public health interventions have been
driven by predictions based on modelling, thus bringing epidemiological models to the …

The COVID-19 crisis illustrates the fragility of supply chains. Countries with excellent health
systems struggled to ensure essential supplies of food, medicines, and personal protective …

During the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, older people
were discharged from hospitals to care homes to release NHS beds. This influx of new …