Care Homes and Coronavirus (14/05/20)


Incredible though it sounds Scotland's health minister, Jeane Freeman was forced to admit that she had not seen the latest care home guidance issued by the Scottish Government.

Now there is controversy surrounding residential care at the moment with claims that residents have been:
  • denied access to hospital treatment 
  • discharged from hospital without being given the 'all clear' from Coronavirus
  • issued with 'DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) notices by GPs' without their and/or their families knowledge.
And that's without getting into the problems of PPE and whether 'barrier techniques' in care homes have been of a sufficiently high standard.  

So you would think that the Scottish health minister would be familiar with the latest advice being issued by her own government department. 

Read a full report in the link below to The Scotsman.

https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/freeman-ive-not-seen-guidance-sending-patients-care-homes-no-test-results-2848242

 

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