PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Coronavirus: Screening (23 June 2020)
Question Asked
What assessment he has made of the availability of covid-19 testing for (a) care home residents and (b) home care recipients (i) under and (ii) over 65 years old.
Asked by:
Wes Streeting (Labour)
Asked by:
Wes Streeting (Labour)
Answer
Testing kits for staff and residents are available for all adult care homes in England through the whole care home portal.
Over 9,000 care homes for older people and those with dementia have had their testing kits and we are currently getting testing kits out to residential homes for adults under 65.
Home care workers - and those who receive care at home - with symptoms of coronavirus can book tests via the National Health Service portal or 119.
Answered by:
Helen Whately (Conservative)
23 June 2020
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