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att Hancock is expected to face further questions today over the charges brought by Dominic Cummings as he appears before a select committee.
The health secretary has been accused by the former chief assistant to the prime minister of lying to Boris Johnson about the coronavirus plans and being disastrously incompetent.
Among Mr Cummings’ explosive claims last month, Mr Johnson was furious to discover that untested hospital patients had been referred to care homes.
He alleged that Mr Hancock told both of them that those fired would be tested.
It comes as The Guardian reports that several of the UK’s largest nursing home operators have said they have repeatedly warned the Department of Health of the risks of not testing these people in March 2020.
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According to the document, Care England has repeatedly raised concerns about the lack of testing in hospitals and the care sector with the Department of Health and Welfare.
The Guardian also reported that the Care Providers Alliance had told the government to prioritize testing for care residents in March 2020 and emailed Mr Hancock directly to notify anyone discharged from the hospital to the social care facilities MUST be tested prior to discharge.
Mr Hancock has since denied promising the hospital to do home tests and told the Commons last month that it was not possible to test everyone leaving the hospital for social care early in pandemic because the capacity was not available.
He added that his memory was committed to providing testing for people ranging from hospitals to nursing homes when we could.
Nursing homes will likely be the main topic of questioning during the Thursday session of the House of Commons health and social services committee.
Meanwhile, Mr Cummings was told by senior MPs that his allegations about Mr Hancock would be considered unfounded if he did not provide evidence.
The controversial former adviser has already missed a deadline set by the two select committees he appeared before to substantiate his claims, it was learned on Wednesday.
Greg Clark and Jeremy Hunt, who chair the health and social services and science and technology committees, wrote to the controversial assistant setting the deadline for June 4.
Regarding his allegations against Mr Hancock, they said: We are sure you understand that without further evidence we must consider these allegations to be unfounded.
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