Indoor care home visits in Tayside given the go ahead
Last updated 4th Sep 2020
NHS Tayside has confirmed the re-introduction of indoor visits in care homes from Saturday, 2nd September.
The health board initially pushed forward the restart date due to the outbreak at a coupar angus chicken factory.
Care homes will be able to take visitors on Saturday, 2nd September, as long as the proper checks have been carried out by NHS Tayside's Health Protection Team.
The Scottish Government has set out guidance and criteria for care homes to follow to allow the reintroduction of visiting to happen as safely as possible.
Associate Director of Public Health, Dr Daniel Chandler, said, “We have been able to make this decision thanks to the exceptional efforts of our contact tracing colleagues both locally and nationally. We have been able to map and investigate all new cases of COVID-19 across Tayside which gives us the confidence to reintroduce indoor visiting at care homes.
“We know this will be a great comfort to many people of Tayside, who can now visit their loved ones indoors. We will keep the situation under close review and will continue to work alongside care homes, the three Health and Social Care Partnerships and the Care Home Clinical Care Professional Oversight Team.”
Families are advised to contact individual care homes for visiting arrangements.
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