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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—guidance published on limiting care home staff movements

Published on: 02 March 2021
Published by LNB News

LNB News 02/03/2021

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Issue Date: 02 March 2021

Published Date: 02 March 2021

Jurisdiction(s): England

Article summary

The Department of Health and Social Care has published guidance for care home providers on the subject of limiting staff movements between care settings except for exceptional circumstances in an effort to help prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). The guidance outlines what is expected of care home providers with regards to their staff’s movements and how to manage coronavirus risk in relation to individuals working in multiple care settings in circumstances where the movement of these individuals is the ‘remaining mechanism’ by which to ensure there are enough staff available to care for service users safely.

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