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People moving into care homes in England will no longer have to self-isolate on arrival
New care home residents in England no longer have to self-isolate for 14 days on arrival at the home and residents can now stay overnight with family and friends. Source: Care Feeds
Covid heroes from care sector win awards in Queen's Birthday Honours List
The chiefs of Age UK and the National Care Forum are just two of a host of social care heroes that played a key role during the pandemic, who have been recognised on the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Source: Care Feeds
MPs told Hancock's 1.6% outbreak figure is among PHE's care home 'inaccuracies'
Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s statement that only 1.6 per cent of care home Covid outbreaks originated from hospital discharges of Covid-infected patients is one of “a number of inaccuracies” in a Public Health England (PHE) report which the National Care Forum (NCF) says must be rejected as evidence. Source: Care Feeds
Hancock says 'false negative' hospital tests led to infected patients entering care homes
Health secretary Matt Hancock has told MPs that he knew more testing capacity was needed but lengthy test turnaround times and false negative test results in hospitals had led to infected patients being discharged into care homes. Source: Care Feeds
