The Government must ensure that standards for weekly testing for care home staff are maintained including rapid turnaround times and that regular data is published on the number of tests delivered to social care staff and residents. In addition, the Government should consider extending routine testing beyond care homes to other care settings, particularly domiciliary care and consider including a named key relative in routine testing.

The Government must ensure that standards for weekly testing for care home staff are maintained including rapid turnaround times and that regular data is published on the number of tests delivered to social care staff and residents. In addition, the Government should consider extending routine testing beyond care homes to other care settings, particularly domiciliary care and consider including a named key relative in routine testing. Type: recommendation | Number: 7 | Paragraph: 45 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: 6.5 Making tests available is a key part of the Government’s ongoing plan to tackle COVID-19. This relates to several contexts in adult social care: Care Homes Care homes are on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19 and we are determined that staff have everything they need to keep themselves