Letters to the Editor: Carers are forgotten victims of lockdown

In this pandemic there are a forgotten group of people; they are the people who have to cocoon because of underlying health conditions and families of vulnerable children with complex medical needs, many of whom have a physical and/or intellectual disability/autism.

Almost all families like ours are no longer getting respite or home care/nursing because it’s too risky. We have been forgotten. We are usually isolated much of the year because of the nature of our lives... and our children’s illnesses.