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Government policy on allowing untested hospital patients into care homes was 'unlawful', court rules

“It is also now clear that Matt Hancock’s claim that the Government threw a protective ring around care homes in the first wave of the pandemic was nothing more than a despicable lie of which he ought to be ashamed and for which he ought to apologise.”

Manchester Evening News · Apr 27, 2022

Discharging patients into care homes during Covid pandemic was 'unlawful', High Court rules

Two High Court judges have ruled the Government and NHS England acted "unlawfully" during the early stages of the pandemic when it came to discharging patients into care homes

Chronicle Live · Apr 27, 2022

Government broke law by failing care home residents who died of Covid, High Court rules

Two women whose fathers died from Covid-19 have won a High Court challenge against the Government over policies on discharging patients to care homes at the outset of the pandemic.

Evening Standard · Apr 27, 2022

Women await ruling after challenging Government pandemic care home policy

Cathy Gardner and Fay Harris, whose fathers died, took High Court action against Health Secretary Sajid Javid, NHS England and Public Health England.

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022