Decision details

Distribution of the new Adult Social Care Infection Prevention and Control and Testing Fund April 2021-June 2021, to Care Homes, high-risk Supported Living Providers and other Community Settings in accordance with grant conditions

Decision Maker: Executive Director of Operations

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

To distribute the fund in accordance with the grant conditions to continue to reduce the rate of transmission of Covid-19 within and between care settings through effective infection prevention and control practices and increase the uptake of staff vaccination and to conduct additional rapid testing of staff and visitors in care homes, high-risk supported living and extra care settings, to enable close contact visiting where possible.

Publication date: 17/05/2021

Date of decision: 06/05/2021

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