Health
Care home group will not hire staff who have refused Covid vaccine – Aberdeen Evening Express
One of the UK’s largest care home groups has said it will not hire new staff who have refused to have a coronavirus vaccine on non-medical grounds.
One of the UK’s largest care home groups has said it will not hire new staff who have refused to have a coronavirus vaccine on non-medical grounds.
Barchester Healthcare, which runs more than 200 care homes, said it was adopting the new policy because of the vulnerability of its residents.
Chief Executive Dr Pete Calveley told BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours programme that “it is our duty to do everything in our power to protect our residents and staff”.
He said: “Based on previous studies of other…
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