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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Martina Bet

MP calls for new legal right to visit loved ones in hospital or living care

PA Media

Proposals to enshrine into law hospital and care home visiting rights have been raised in Parliament by a Labour MP.

Dan Carden said the care of a loved one should not be an “optional extra” but is an “absolutely central part of dignified care” as he introduced his Care Supporters Bill to the Commons.

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