PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Care Homes: Visits (25 March 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with organisations representing older people who draw on social care regarding the implications of removing free lateral flow device testing for care home visitors.

Asked by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour)

The Department regularly meets with stakeholders representing residents, their families, and providers of care and senior sector representatives to discuss issues in adult social care. We will keep the impact of testing policies on individuals receiving care, those who care for them and their loved ones under review.

Answered by:
Gillian Keegan (Conservative)
30 March 2022