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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Ashley Cowburn

Ministers finally pledge new powers to stop families being denied care home visits

Ministers have finally proposed new powers to stop families being unfairly denied visits to relatives in care homes and hospitals in England.

Since pandemic restrictions were eased relatives are still facing issues with visiting loved ones - an issue branded a "dangerous hangover from Covid".

Campaigners have long been calling for care home residents and hospital patients to have a legal right to visits by at least one relative or friend.

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