Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Baroness Harman (Labour), on Thursday, 11 February 2021, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 41 members in total.

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Visiting in care homes and hospitals during the covid-19 outbreak

That this House notes the letter from the Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the matter of visits to people in care homes and hospitals during the covid-19 outbreak; is deeply concerned about the acute distress many older and disabled people and younger people in residential care and their families are experiencing by being prevented from visiting; recognises that a failure to adopt an individualised approach to the safety of visits risks breaching the right of patients, residents and their families to family life (Article 8 ECHR); further recognises that this must be balanced with the duty to protect the right to life (Article 2 ECHR) for those living and working in care homes and hospitals by preventing infection within these settings; further notes the Committee’s proposals in the draft regulations using powers in the Health and Social Care Act 2008, which they published alongside their letter; and calls on the Government to legislate to ensure that visits are able to take place subject to individualised risk assessments.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1496 

Session

2019-21

Other sponsors

Lord Brady of Altrincham

Karen Buck

Mike Hill

Paula Barker

Steven Bonnar

Subjects

Care homes Hospitals Disease control Visits Coronavirus

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk