Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether hospice (a) staff and (b) patients are eligible for antibody testing for covid-19.
We are rolling out millions of antibody tests to help us better understand how COVID-19 is spreading across the country which will be vital for future decisions about how to best control the virus.
We are now testing National Health Service and care staff as well as patients where there is an identified clinical need. We expect that roll out will be expanded to other essential workers in due course.