New requirement to test patients being discharged from hospital to a care home

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With immediate effect, the NHS now has responsibility for testing patients being discharged from hospital to a care home, in advance of a timely discharge.

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New requirement to test patients being discharged from hospital to a care home

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Letter from Prof Keith Willett (Strategic Incident Director for COVID-19) and Matthew Winn (Director of Community Health).

Published 16 April 2020.

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New requirement to test patients being discharged from hospital to a care home

New requirement to test patients being discharged from hospital to a care home

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Summary

Letter from Prof Keith Willett (Strategic Incident Director for COVID-19) and Matthew Winn (Director of Community Health).

Published 16 April 2020.