Written question asked by Baroness Debbonaire (Labour) on Monday, 25 January 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 January 2021 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Thursday, 28 January 2021. A substantive answer was provided by Helen Whately (Conservative) on Monday, 8 March 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Home Care Services: Coronavirus
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the guidance for eligibility for regular covid-19 testing for (a) personal assistants providing social and health care in the homes of their clients and (b) people working for agencies not registered with CQC is planned to be updated.
- Answer
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On 23 November 2020, we began offering Care Quality Commission registered domiciliary care organisations access to regular, weekly COVID-19 testing for their carers looking after people in their own homes. We have also extended testing to personal assistants.
Agency staff working for care homes or domiciliary care organisations should access regular testing through the organisation they are working for. Agency staff working for an individual receiving care will be able to access testing in the same way as personal assistants.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 142981
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Eligibility Home care services Temporary employment Screening Coronavirus
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- 2021-03-08 19:34:44 +0000
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