Covid inquiry asks for parent carer stories

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Thursday 3 October 2024

Tags: clinically vulnerable children, covid inquiry, families, Parent Carers


The Covid Inquiry will be looking into the impact of the pandemic and the Government’s Covid response on children and young people in its next phase.

As part of this, they are interested in hearing from families of children with additional needs and parent carers. They are asking that parent carers share their stories with them.

We know it was a devastating time for many families as services were closed overnight and some schools shut their doors. Some families are still dealing with the repercussions as waiting times for support, assessments and services continue to suffer backlogs. Contact joined parents of clinically vulnerable children in campaigning for access to a vaccine, which far too long to be approved.

You can submit your story and experiences here.