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The Invisible Ring: Care Homes, Crisis, and the Women Who Held the Line | Women, Actually
In this episode of Women, Actually, host Oonagh Gonzales examines the devastating failures of the UK’s care home system during the pandemic, drawing on findings from the independent inquiry chaired by Heather Hallett. This is not just a recap of statistics; it is an exploration of how political decisions and bureaucratic neglect created a 'structural blindness' that left elderly women and vulnerable residents exposed to the virus while health officials falsely claimed a protective ring was in place. The episode dissects the moral choice to treat certain lives as less valuable, highlighting…
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