Written question asked by Paula Barker (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 October 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 October 2020. It was answered by Helen Whately (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 December 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Care Homes: Coronavirus
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure that people who have contracted covid-19 and are in a hospital setting are not discharged into a care home.
- Answer
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It is our priority to ensure that everyone receives the right care, in the right place, at the right time. This includes ensuring people are discharged safely from hospital to the most appropriate place, and they receive the care and support they need.
Building on the commitments of the Adult Social Care Winter Plan, we are working with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the NHS to ensure that everyone due to be discharged to a care home has an up-to-date COVID-19 test result, with anyone who is COVID-positive being discharged to a setting that the CQC has assured is able to provide care and support for people who are COVID-positive.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 100556
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Care homes Discharges Hospitals Disease control Coronavirus
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- 2020-12-15 18:18:42 +0000
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