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Re: Coronavirus
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
Is that right? Explicitly? Don't you mean that government guidance had not made it a requirement to test patients being discharged to a care home?
They are two completely different things.
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...ss-government/
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Care homes cannot safely accept hospital patients suffering from coronavirus without risking the lives of residents, ministers were told on Wednesday.
Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary, said hospital patients who tested positive for Covid-19 would continue to be discharged into care homes despite growing evidence that the policy is fuelling outbreaks and deaths.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/52674073
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Moving patients from hospitals to care homes
On 19 March, NHS guidance said that "unless required to be in hospital, patients must not remain in an NHS bed".
This policy was implemented to free up beds in advance of an expected surge in coronavirus patients.
On 2 April, the rules on discharging to care homes were clarified, saying "negative [coronavirus] tests are not required prior to transfers/admissions into the care home".
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