UK coronavirus live: Welsh leader slams ‘vacancy at heart of UK’, as Sturgeon calls for Cobra meeting

We are keen to see further detail from the government’s adult social care winter plan but it is positive to see concrete steps already to prevent the devastating loss of life we saw earlier this year, such as the appointment of a new chief nurse for adult social care – we need to see this go one step further by ensuring nursing staff are allocated to individual care homes throughout the pandemic.

And with care homes across the country once again closing their doors, we must make sure people with dementia are not cut off from vital visits from their loved ones – we’re urging the Government to prioritise providing personal protective equipment (PPE) and repeated, regular testing for both care home staff and for family carers.

Where this isn’t possible, steps must be put in place to ensure regular contact can continue between residents and their loved ones.