The former Health Secretary promised to throw a protective ring around the elderly and vulnerable as coronavirus started to spread.
Instead, tens of thousands of untested patients were moved from hospitals into homes in what campaigners say was one of the biggest scandals of the health emergency.
One last night described it as "the biggest human rights issue (behind closed doors) since the Second World War" and that its effects are still being felt.
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