Donald Macaskill: 'Some coronavirus guidance on older patients is immoral and illegal'

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The chief executive of Scottish Care says older people are not disposable - they’re the best of us and caring for them is critical to beating the virus

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With the coronavirus crisis forcing us to confront profound questions about care priorities and the relative worth of citizen’s lives, Donald Macaskill has emerged as a doughty and passionate advocate for older people. “They are not disposable,” he insists. “They are the best of us – and we have a duty to be the best for them.”

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DrDMacaskill P1/2. I am glad somebody is advocating for the care of the elderly in a time of a COVID 19 pandemic. It is a damning indictment on us as a society that elderly people are earmarked to receive only palliative care in case they contracted Covid 19.

Unfortunately some of these people voted for Brexit, so now the NHS can't get the equipment it needs. Brexiteers pay the cost of foolishness. Peace. Love. Light.

LIKE WHAT

This newspaper is only good in a chip shop or for starting your fire!

Who would you save

What about the Russell Viner team’s shameless study about schools?!

Well said. My parents both died in their 80s, after years of care from the NHS and other agencies. Those extra years were invaluable to the family and friends.

The NHSMillion NHSuk NHSEngland NHSEnglandLDN YvetteCooperMP have been committing murder for years what's new? I got to look at some classified documents that should have been de-classed by now, BroadDaylightMurder

MarkSimoneNY Have talked to dozens of Dr.s who have treated 1000s of patients with hydroxychloroquine & have had 100% success and saved many lives. ALL hospitals and health care workers are using it with total success. Media needs to stop the dangerous misinformation campaign.

And will keep them bloody alive 😠

We are a long way off, with plenty of capacity at the moment, but if resources became scarce, and there is a choice to be made between an 80 year old male with dementia and a 16 year old otherwise healthy girl, I know which I'd choose. Enough with the snowflakery, Grunts

Thank you for acknowledging the fact This is genocide ! 😳

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