Former health secretary Matt Hancock testified that discharging untested patients from hospitals to care homes during the early Covid pandemic was the least worst option to free up hospital space. He stated no alternatives available at that time would have saved more lives. Nicola Brook, representing bereaved families, criticized his defense as insulting, emphasizing the inability of care homes to isolate discharged patients. While Hancock acknowledged the discharge policy was a government decision led by NHS chief Simon Stevens, he ultimately accepted personal responsibility for it.
Discharging untested patients from hospitals to care homes during the Covid pandemic was the least worst decision, according to former health secretary Matt Hancock.
Hancock defended the controversial discharge decision, stating that no alternative options were available at the time that would have saved more lives.
Nicola Brook, a solicitor for Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK, criticized Hancock's comments as an insult to the memory of those who died.
Brook demanded a review of the decision, noting that many care homes were unprepared to isolate discharged patients during the pandemic.
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