In England hospitals were ordered to discharge 15,000 patients either to home or care homes by the end of March, to make space for new virus patients. They were not required to have continuing health needs assessments prior to discharge, and many were told not to contact their GP. Nothing to do with administrators, government policy.Just a small point...….a large number of care homes are privately operated businesses and are run for profit, they are not under the NHS umbrella except for health guidelines...….the owner is responsible for obtaining the relevant PPE and it was down to the NHS hospital that patients were sent back to care homes with the undetected Virus, they should never have been sent back until their test results were known...…..
We've had exactly the same scenario, patients from care homes with no COVID cases admitted to hospital for other medical procedures returned to care home after being tested but before results known, subsequently found to be carrying virus and spreading virus in care home...….
Some of these things that are happening are not the Governments fault but those of the hospital administrators...….
Just saying......
Source: Health Service Journal.
