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Covid-19 Testing: Care Sector

Wednesday 1 July 2020 · 2 questions

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Key points

  • Toby Perkins inquired about a public inquiry into Scottish care home deaths due to covid-19, seeking serious attention to the issue.
  • Chris Elmore questioned the Minister about the work being done to ensure Scottish care home staff receive weekly covid-19 tests as promised.
  • The Minister encouraged the Scottish Government to promote fixed and mobile testing sites to ensure access for care homes and staff.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Toby Perkins Lab South Derbyshire
NHS Social Care
Context

Scottish hospitals discharged 1,431 people into care homes. The proportion of care home deaths in Scotland is significantly higher than in England.

Question

Toby Perkins asks the Prime Minister to assure that when a public inquiry happens on Scottish care home deaths due to covid-19, these will be given serious attention, not lost in wider questions about Government response.

Answer from David Duguid

Based on latest figures, number of covid-19 deaths in care homes in Scotland has been falling but still represents around 41% of total compared to England's 32%. Both proportions are too high; what inquiry will say is a matter for that inquiry.

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Q2 Chris Elmore Lab Brigg and Goole
Social Care
Context

Despite UK Government's testing regime, care home staff are not receiving weekly tests as promised.

Question

Chris Elmore asks the Minister to inform House about work being done across both Governments to ensure Scottish care home staff receive weekly tests they were promised.

Answer from David Duguid

Encourages Scottish Government to promote fixed and mobile testing sites mentioned earlier, ensuring all care homes and care home staff access needed testing.

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