Covid-19: What did we learn?
“In the rush to return to normal, use this time to consider which parts of normal are worth rushing back to.” Natasha Larkin
The pandemic had a devastating effect on people who draw on care and support, carers and social care staff, and the terrible consequences are still with us. Lots of people lost their lives, and lots more lives were blighted.
However, in the midst of such an overwhelming crisis, we found ourselves having to do things fundamentally differently, in timescales that would previously have been unimaginable – and there might be some lessons that could be helpful in future.
To make sure that we don’t forget these lessons again, IMPACT’s Assemblies and other partners felt that we should review the emerging evidence to capture some of the key learning. In their view, Covid was and remains an unprecedented tragedy – but failing to learn would make an already terrible situation even worse.
The evidence
We worked with the University of Birmingham’s Knowledge and Evidence Service to explore the evidence, and have created a helpful summary of the emerging evidence. With the themes we identified, we know that there are also lots of complications and downsides, as well as possible lessons about how to manage future change.
Other resources
As part of our search of the evidence, we came across a variety of other resources that might help you.
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