Rejected petition Get access to regular Covid testing to all community care staff.

Provide Covid19 testing to all community care workers to protect our most vulnerable members of society.

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Extend regular Covid testing to community care staff, inline with NHS staff and residential care staff. Regular testing for ALL CARE STAFF to protect them and our most vulnerable members of society, all those needing regular care in the community.

My mother-in-law is frail, weak and has recently had heart surgery she has up to 6 different care workers coming into her daily, most are young people, we know they often don’t have symptoms. Let’s get them tested regularly. Keep the vulnerable safe.

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NHS Test and Trace is making weekly COVID-19 testing available to all homecare workers in England. You can find out more here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-testing-for-homecare-workers/a-testing-service-for-homecare-workers-in-england

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Date submitted 2 November 2020
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