Covid-19: Families sue former health secretary over care home and hospital deaths

Families whose relatives died in care homes and hospitals in the early weeks of the covid-19 pandemic have started legal claims in the High Court.Represented by law firm Leigh Day, the 27 families have filed 30 claims for damages—relating to the death of 30 people—against the former health secretary Matt Hancock, individual care homes, and hospital trusts.The law firm said the families will argue that the state failed in its duty to comply with obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights to protect the right to life, respect the right to private and family life, and protect the right not to be discriminated against. They are bringing their claims under section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998—Acts of Public Bodies.The cases concern deaths in the early stages of the pandemic in 2020, when patients infected with covid were being transferred from hospitals into care homes.Leigh Day said that…
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