Care Home Visiting Rights Should Be Legally Protected: UK Government

Care Home Visiting Rights Should Be Legally Protected: UK Government
A care home resident talks with a carer outside a care home in Scunthorpe, northern England on May 4, 2020. Lindsey Parnaby/AFP via Getty Images
Evgenia Filimianova
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Care home residents, as well as hospital and hospice patients, should have a legally protected right to have visitors, the government has announced.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) launched a consultation on Wednesday to seek views on introducing legislation that will protect visiting as a fundamental standard across providers, regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Evgenia Filimianova
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Evgenia Filimianova is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in UK politics, parliamentary proceedings and socioeconomic issues.
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