Hospices: Coronavirus

(asked on 11th September 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to include hospice staff within the same covid-19 testing regime as NHS and care home staff; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
Helen Whately Portrait
Helen Whately
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 25th February 2021

From 2 December all registered hospices have access to regular weekly asymptomatic COVID-19 testing for staff and patients.

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