Question reference: S5W-29039
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 13 May 2020
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 July 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many people in each week since 1 February 2020 have been discharged from hospital to care homes; of those, how many were (a) tested and (b) not tested for COVID-19, also broken down by how many tested (i) positive and (ii) negative.
Answer
At present we do not hold information on the specific number of patients tested before discharge. However, officials are working with Public Health Scotland to produce this data.