Question reference: S5W-28622
- Asked by: Joan McAlpine, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 21 April 2020
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 May 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether the testing it has announced for workers and residents in care homes will apply to all residential settings.
Answer
The approach to testing for Health and Social Care staff also applies to staff working in the community and other residential settings. For those in community care and residents in residential settings other than care homes, the previous approach on testing, based on clinical assessment, remains appropriate. See the full guidance available on Health Protection Scotland here: https://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/web-resources-container/information-and-guidance-for-social-or-community-care-and-residential-settings/ .