Politicians slam a 'continued lack of Covid-19 testing' in Ayrshire's care homes
dailyrecord.co.ukScottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw has called on health chiefs to get on top of care home staff testing in Ayrshire.Mr Carlaw challenged Nicola Sturgeon on the matter at First Minister’s Questions after Sturgeon revealed only a fifth of staff had been routinely tested across the country.Scottish Government statistics reveal that across Scotland’s 14 health boards, only 11,195 care home staff have been tested out of an estimated 50,000 across the country.In NHS Ayrshire and Arran 689 care home staff had been tested up until June 7 – despite SNP Health Secretary Jeane Freeman promising last month that every care home worker would be routinely tested.And recent figures revealed only 67 staff members and 30 residents were tested on the.
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