Covid-19: Hospital Patient Referrals Debate

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Covid-19: Hospital Patient Referrals

Lord Bhatia Excerpts
Monday 28th June 2021

(2 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Bhatia Portrait Lord Bhatia (Non-Afl) [V]
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Can the Minister confirm that this was an error, because care homes were not properly staffed or equipped?

Baroness Penn Portrait Baroness Penn (Con)
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My Lords, I do not agree with that assessment of the situation. We have been providing support to care homes since the start of this pandemic, including ensuring that proper staffing is in place to help with, for example, infection control methods.