Coronavirus: Disability charity concerned at testing for carers
By Paul Heaney
BBC Wales Investigates
Published
22 May 2020
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image captionRhian Davies some disabled people were cancelling support visits over fears untested staff may infect them
A disability charity is concerned about possible human rights breaches caused by Wales’ coronavirus test policy.
BBC Wales has been told care workers are struggling to get tested, despite qualifying last weekend.
It follows calls by the Older People’s Commissioner for the Equality and Human Rights Commission to investigate test policy.
Wales’ First Minister Mark Drakeford said he would do "all the things in his power" to protect people.
Rhian Davies, chief executive of Disability Wales, said it was "not acceptable" that eight weeks into lockdown some support workers were still awaiting tests.
She said it was leading to some disabled people cancelling support visits over fears untested staff may infect them.
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"Some of our members are saying to us they actually spend most of their time in bed because [...]