Care Homes: Coronavirus
(asked on 19th January 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of changing care home visiting guidance to outbreak management only and to encourage the continuation of testing.
This question was answered on 26th January 2022
We will announce next steps on visiting arrangements following the removal of ‘Plan B’ measures shortly.
Due to high community prevalence of COVID-19 and the clinical vulnerability of most people living in care homes, it is necessary to keep some additional measures in place in care homes to keep residents, visitors and staff safe.