“To lose anyone to this terrible virus is a tragedy. The loss of those dedicated to caring for people in hospitals, care homes and in the community is felt profoundly by health and care colleagues across Scotland. If there are any lessons to be learned from these tragic situations, it is vital that they are acted on and the information disseminated quickly to other health and care employers
“Care homes are at the centre of this pandemic and a clear strategy is needed to protect residents and staff. We need to ensure straight forward, timely access to PPE, testing and additional nurse staffing to ensure residents can continue to receive safe and effective care.”RCN Scotland responds to latest care homes COVID-19 figures
29 Apr 2020
Clear strategy needed to protect care home residents from COVID-19 spread, says RCN.
Commenting on the National Records of Scotland COVID-19 figures published today (Wednesday 29 April), Theresa Fyffe, Director, Royal College of Nursing, Scotland said:
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