Health
UK care homes still denied Covid tests despite Hancock pledge, officials warn – The Guardian
Bosses of adult services say relatives cannot make vital visits to elderly and other vulnerable residents
Care bosses have accused the government of failing to deliver its promise of regular Covid-19 testing for staff and residents of all care homes, nearly six months after the UK began lockdown.
Prof Martin Green, the chief executive of Care England, said he had repeatedly asked ministers and senior officials to enact a pledge by Matt Hancock, the health secretary, on 8 June that every care home in England would receive regular testing for the virus.
Green said there were many parts of the UK whe…
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