As you say Louise, no real answers (as expected). Don't quite know how care providers could work together to plug gaps when they are all in the same boat, ie already short of staff. As for care homes making their own decisions, perhaps those that have closed to all visitors will review the situation as time goes on and realize they need assistance from relatives with personal experience. The Care Minister did talk about calling on volunteers with appropriate skills and surely the best people for that would be relatives who have fulfilled that role already,