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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

jfman is correct:

https://fullfact.org/health/coronavi...mes-discharge/

Never mind all these second hand sources. The one that matters is:

https://assets.publishing.service.go...quirements.pdf

Bearing in mind that my point is the professional medical staff should have tested transferred patients (expressly for the purpose of freeing up hospital beds):

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Nowhere in the requirements does it say that discharged (into care home) patients are not to be CV tested.

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It does say in Annex D, Leaflet A:

Hospital discharge information
It is important that our hospitals are ready to look after people who contract coronavirus (COVID-19) and need hospital care. Due to these pressures, once you no longer need care in hospital, as decided by the health team looking after you, you will be discharged......

I've underlined the piece I want to point out.

As this entire requirements document is all about CV, the "health team looking after you" should only have discharged patients who were not CV positive. It was a professional step that they missed out.