Covid-19 Testing in Care Homes

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at on 10 June 2020.

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Photo of Jackson Carlaw Jackson Carlaw Conservative

That promise of three weeks ago was not lightly given. Why are we still hearing about problems with testing three weeks after the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport promised that it would be sorted?

Why is the story that we hear in the daily press conferences in Edinburgh so different to what we are picking up on the ground, where it matters?

Why did the Scottish Government say on 18 May that it would test all care home workers repeatedly and then take until 7 June to write to NHS boards, asking them to get it sorted?

Why are letters being sent out rather than testing kits?

If the First Minister is confident about that, she should set out a clear timetable and a clear deadline for the first round of care home tests to be completed. This is her chance—will she now take it?