"I know the Minister will cite CQC guidance, but it is not strong enough, which is why so many feel that it needs to be enshrined in one form or another" Thank you @tracey_crouch for sharing not only your personal story last week, but that of your young constituent too #rfr
"We have to say Never Again. As other Members have said, there is cross-party support & we will work with the Government to put this into law. Surely the time has come to create a new legal right to maintaining contact" Thank you @libdemdaisy for your support #rightsforresidents
"We are failing vulnerable members of our society and it simply cannot be allowed to continue. We must end all unlawful visiting restrictions and stop this unnecessary suffering and neglect" Thank you so much @EstherMcVey1 for speaking at the debate last week #rightsforresidents
"something highlighted by the JCHR that changing the guidance 30 times in a short period helps any understanding of what the guidance actually says. That is not helpful. Let us have a law swiftly ....have a legal right to be accompanied by a relative" Thank you @meaglemp #rfr
"why should the owners of private care homes, esp in Eng where local authority care is far less available than in Wales, be able to make such immense decisions, & possibly prioritise convenience over residents' & families rights"Thank you @LSRPlaid for speaking so personally #rfr
"a visitor is not just a 'nice to have' but an essential part of care, and that leaving care home residents without visitors led to a huge deterioration in their mental and physical health" Thank you so much @PutneyFleur for speaking at last week's debate #rfr
"for long periods there was no opportunity for that family contact, that loving connection & sadly that final goodbye"-"The Scottish Gov have recognized that, & we are now taking steps required on the path to introducing Anne's Law" thank you @StevenBonnarSNP for speaking #rfr
"It matters to the 1,000s of families who have faced unbelievable anguish, guilt & distress because they were banned from seeing the people they love most - their mothers, fathers, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, sons & daughters .." Thank you @leicesterliz #rff
"visiting matters for the resident in a care home, we must never forget that it is indeed their home- and for family and friends who want to spend time with their loved ones" @Helen_Whately welcome back! - we look forward to meeting you, again, and taking this forward #rfr
"a large number of people wrote to me, inc a close family member of mine, whose dementia significantly worsened because they were not able to see family"..."I think we should do everything we can to make sure that cannot happen again" thank you @andrealeadsom #rfr
"I assure all hon Members of the Chamber and all those listening to the debate that I do not consider the status quo acceptable, and I am on the case" - we certainly are looking forward to speaking to you and going forward positively @Helen_Whately #rfr
"we must put right what has gone wrong during covid. Loved ones are an essential part of care & as many colleagues have said, there is an easy solution: essential care givers should be treated in the same way as staff" Thank you @DanCardenMP for all you have done so far #rfr
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