08-07-2020, 12:45
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Wisdom & truth
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Re: Coronavirus
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Originally Posted by Hugh
From post 446 in this thread, further up the page...
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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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Well, there you are. Nothing in the April 2 document (which I have fully read) says that tests on patients about to be discharged shall not be performed.
The professionals should have tested patients being chucked out to free beds.
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