Care Workers: Coronavirus

(asked on 2nd February 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help enable care workers who lost their jobs as a result of the mandatory vaccination policy, to return to the care sector.


Answered by
Gillian Keegan Portrait
Gillian Keegan
Secretary of State for Education
This question was answered on 14th March 2022

On 31 January 2022, the Government announced plans to revoke the requirement for workers in care homes, the National Health Service and wider social care services to be vaccinated against COVID-19. This is subject to consultation and Parliamentary approval.

The Government also intends to consult on amending the Code of Practice on infection prevention and control to strengthen requirements in relation to COVID-19. It will be for employers to decide on their recruitment policies in line with the Code of Practice and relevant guidance.

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