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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—government publishes guidance for visiting care homes

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Published on: 23 July 2020

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LNB News 23/07/2020

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Issue Date: 23 July 2020

Published Date: 23 July 2020

Jurisdiction(s): England

Article summary

The Department of Health and Social Care has published guidance outlining the updated policies for visiting arrangements in care homes amid the coronavirus (COVID-19). The guidance is aimed at directors of public health, care providers and others involved in planning the visitation of care homes. The guidance outlines the principles of a local approach to visiting arrangements and dynamic risk assessment, guidance for providers establishing their visiting policy and for those taking decisions on visiting for particular residents or groups of residents, infection control precautions and communicating with relatives and others regarding the visiting policy and visiting decisions.

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