Patients with Covid-19 to be discharged to Derbyshire council care homesArchived Message
Posted by ken on May 2, 2020, 9:21 pm
"Covid-19 positive patients are set to be discharged into Derbyshire council care homes, prompting concern among staff and GPs that the move could spark outbreaks of the virus.
Derbyshire County Council says the patients being proposed for transfer would not be “medically unwell”.
But a former Derbyshire MP has raised concerns over introducing Covid-19 positive patients into a county council-run care home which has not yet had any confirmed cases.
Half of all care home deaths in Derby and Derbyshire last week were linked to Covid-19."..