Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 26609

Health Services and Social Services: Visits

Tabled: 27 January 2025

Answered: 10 February 2025

Question

Josh Fenton-Glynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential risk of introducing a legal right for vulnerable people in health and social care settings to be visited by close family members during (a) pandemic dis

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The Care Quality Commission Fundamental Standard on Visiting and Accompanying (Regulation 9A) came into force on 6 April 2024 to strengthen the requirements for health and care providers to facilitate visiting, including during pandemics, as long as it is...

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