A carehome worker who says half her residents died of Covid says she is "livid" and "disgusted" at Matt Hancock's leaked messages alleging he rejected expert advice. Michelle Turner, 56, worked in care homes throughout the pandemic and is horrified by the allegations the then health secretary rejected advice to test people going into care homes.
The allegations, leaked from WhatsApp messages which emerged this week, have been strongly denied by Matt Hancock. The mum-of-two worked 60 hour weeks and her home became ravaged by Covid in December 2020 and she watched half of the residents die.
Michelle said staff were struck down by the sickness and had to isolate - and they didn't have the capacity to sit beside dying patients so they died on their own. Michelle said she felt "forgotten" and "unappreciated" as the government didn't reward carers in England a £500 bonus as they did in Wales and Scotland but "clapped for them".
