Care Homes and COVID-19

That the Parliament notes the comments made by staff, families, care home owners, academics and policy makers during the BBC programme, Disclosure: The Care Home Scandal; believes that this documentary investigation raised numerous issues regarding the welfare of residents, the safety of staff, pay and conditions of workers and other issues that typify what it sees as a sector in crisis; notes with very serious concern the comment by the Chief Executive of Scottish Care that the initial Scottish Government advice to care homes that residents who were showing symptoms of COVID-19 should not normally be admitted to hospital was "unacceptable, inhumane and a derogation of the duty to protect life"; believes that this comment expresses the views of many families and social care staff, and calls on the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, as the minister accountable for this policy, to accept responsibility and resign.