Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 14 December 2020.
Laura Trott
Conservative, Sevenoaks
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether care home visitors will be required to wear personal protective equipment including masks, gloves and aprons when visiting family members after receiving a negative covid-19 test under the care home visitor testing programme.
Helen Whately
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
When visiting a care home, all visitors should wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for the duration of their visit, regardless of whether they have been tested or not. The appropriate PPE for visitors can be determined using the guidance at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-how-to-work-safely-in-domiciliary-care
Yes4 people think so
No5 people think not
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