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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Care Homes: Visits (20 December 2022)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward legislation on rights to visits in care settings.

Asked by:
Sir Alan Campbell (Labour)

Answer

The Government’s guidance states that every resident should be able to have at least one visitor in all circumstances. We are looking at a range of options to strengthen the guidance around visiting and avoid instances where residents are unable to receive visitors.


Answered by:
Helen Whately (Conservative)
10 January 2023

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