June 2020. Some care home workers who test positive for coronavirus may have to continue working, according to new official guidance. The guidance says infected staff should carry on with their work if not doing so would create an “unacceptable risk”. But this should only be for the “absolute minimum period” necessary – no longer than the end of their shift. And it stresses that infected staff should only work with residents who are also known to have the virus. Nearly half of all coronavirus deaths in Scotland have been in care homes, with eight staff and more than 1,400 residents having died so far. The latest guidance from Health Protection Scotland was issued a week after draft guidance was published on the Scottish government website in error without being signed off by ministers.
Jun 2020. Care Homes in Scotland during Coronavirus Part 2
