Campaigners Concerned Post-COVID Care Visitation Law Could ‘Hardwire Restrictions’

Campaigners Concerned Post-COVID Care Visitation Law Could ‘Hardwire Restrictions’
A senior citizen in his chair at The Fed care home in Prestbury, England, on April 23, 2021. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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Some campaigners are concerned that calls for a new post-lockdown legal right that would ensure at least one relative or friend can always have contact with patients in hospitals or care settings could “normalise restrictive practices.”

A new law that would place a duty on health and care providers to allow a service user to be accompanied by a care supporter was discussed in Parliament on Tuesday.
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