Partners in Care: supporting care home visiting

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Care home visitors and residents

The National Care Forum, Rights for Residents and other partners have developed a set of resources, designed to provide practical support to care home staff, residents and visitors observing the current care home visiting guidance. Partners in Care includes a growing suite of resources including a visiting charter and pledge, setting out shared rights, responsibilities …

Step by step

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laboratory technician studying a test tube

The recent announcement confirming the routine and regular weekly testing of care home staff for covid-19 infections is hugely welcome and represents another step up in the fight against the virus within care homes. The National Care Forum's Executive Director Vic Rayner explains why expanding the testing programme in this way is so essential.