Whitehall oversight of adult social care before Covid-19 was ‘terrible’ and officials had no understanding of whether councils could cope, former health secretary Matt Hancock admitted today.
Appearing at the independent UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Mr Hancock acknowledged major problems with the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) oversight of the sector.
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