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• Care homes: 'They don't put loneliness on death certificates, but it is a killer'

  07-11-2020 22:55
  
  Policy on visits to elderly relatives in homes varies by region as ministers leave local health chiefs to set rulesCare home residents in England face a postcode lottery over visiting because ministers have abdicated responsibility to local officials, according to social care bosses. Thousands of elderly people are still unable to have face-to-face contact with relatives despite guidance from health secretary Matt Hancock last week encouraging operators to allow visitors.Martin Green, chief exec
  
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• Care home residents face postcode lottery over face-to-face visits

  07-11-2020 22:55
  
  Policy in England varies by region as ministers leave local health chiefs to set rulesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCare home residents in England face a postcode lottery over visiting because ministers have abdicated responsibility to local officials, according to social care bosses. Thousands of elderly people are still unable to have face-to-face contact with relatives despite guidance from health secretary Matt Hancock last week encouraging operators to al
  
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