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Written question asked by Lord Truscott (Independent Labour) on Wednesday, 6 May 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 May 2020. It was answered by Lord Bethell (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 June 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Hospital Beds

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any relationship between spare bed capacity in the NHS and deaths from COVID-19 in care homes and the community.

Answer

To date, we have not undertaken an assessment of the relationship between spare bed capacity in the National Health Service and deaths from COVID-19 in care homes and the community. The safety of residents and staff is always a priority and patients should not be discharged unless it is clinically safe to do so.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4121
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Care homes Death Hospital beds Coronavirus
Link
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