One in nine care workers not tested weekly

By Martin Ford | 16 December 2020

A government pledge to test all care home staff every seven days is not being met, according to a survey published today.

The trade union Unison found 11% of care workers looking after people aged over 65 and those with dementia had not been given regular swab checks.

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