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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tom Eden

Minister pledges to strengthen rights of families to visit care homes

PA Wire

Family members’ involvement in the care and support of loved ones may be formally recognised in law, Scotland’s social care minister has said.

During a Scottish Labour debate calling for the implementation of Anne’s Law that would allow family members to be recognised as carers to end the “preventable heartache” of being separated from loved ones in care homes, Kevin Stewart told MSPs similar changes could happen by the end of March.

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