Government policies on discharging patients from hospital to care homes at the outset of the pandemic were “unlawful”, High Court judges have ruled. They say the decision failed to take into account the risk to elderly and vulnerable residents from non-symptomatic transmission of Covid.
The ruling was made in a case brought by two women whose fathers died from Covid-19. The women claimed that the Government failed to protect care home residents during the pandemic.
Cathy Gardner, whose father Michael Gibson died, and Fay Harris, whose father Donald died, have taken High Court action against Health Secretary Sajid Javid, NHS England and Public Health England. They asked two judges to make declarations that unlawful decisions were made.
