PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Care Homes: Coronavirus (3 March 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of ending the provision of free covid-19 lateral flow device tests for residential care home visitors.

Asked by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)

The regular asymptomatic testing regime in adult social care after 1 April 2022 is currently under review and we will set out further details in due course. The review will take account of the impact of COVID-19 policies on people with caring responsibilities, including care home visitors. Until 1 April, testing for visitors to care homes should continue in line with current guidance on testing in care homes.

Answered by:
Gillian Keegan (Conservative)
22 March 2022