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'Hot homes' scheme to ease strain on NHS falls well short of target


The number of care homes in England recording at least one Covid infection rose to 503 in the last week of 2020.
Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters
A government plan to relieve packed hospitals by designating hundreds of care homes to accept Covid patients has fallen far short of its target, increasing pressure on the NHS.
Only 136 “hot home” social care facilities have been set up across England, despite the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) saying in October that up to 500 would be approved by the end of November to prevent beds being blocked in hospitals. They are mostly wings of care homes that use separate staff and separate entrances to prevent the virus from spreading. ....

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