An NHS hospital in Bristol discharged hundreds of untested or previously Covid-19 positive patients into care homes, an investigation has revealed. Southmead Hospital transferred 213 untested patients into care homes in March and April without checking whether or not they were infected. Another 20 who had tested positive ‘at some point during their stay’ were sent to a care home without being re-tested prior to the move, meaning they could have still been infectious. The findings, from a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by Bristol Live, give an insight into impact of chaotic guidance at the start of the pandemic. In March the NHS was keen to free up hospital beds for incoming Covid-19 patients, and the Government said testing was not necessary on discharge. The decision has been now partly blamed for the huge impact the coronavirus has had on vulnerable people in care homes. It is unclear how many patients with coronavirus were moved into care homes during the coronavirus crisis due to a lack of testing. The full scale of the problem will likely never be uncovered. Southmead Hospital transferred hundreds of untested patients into care homes in March and April without checking they did not have the… Read full this story
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