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Published in April, 2020

Urgent call for carers

Somerset’s local authorities are calling for care workers to come forward and play a vital role in tackling Coronavirus pressures. To ensure more hospital beds are available for patients with the coronavirus, hospitals, councils and care providers will be working together to increase the number of medically-well people who can be discharged home or to a residential care home. This will be happening quickly and safely in the coming days, and many of those leaving hospital will need care support, either at home or in a care home. Extra rooms have been bought in care homes across the county...

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