***ANNES LAW UPDATE***
There has been many meetings to get us to this point -
Anne’s Law
The right to see and spend time with loved ones is a fundamental human right. It is central to the Anne’s Law provisions in the Bill. Our Bill amendments will set out those rights. This will ensure that residents of adult care homes can always connect with the people who are important to them, unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Even where there are exceptional circumstances, care homes should always support some people to connect. For example, in end-of-life situations, or where pausing visits would cause serious harm to residents’ health or wellbeing.
The amendment formally recognises the role of family, friends and others providing care, support or companionship. This was called for by Care Home Relatives Scotland and builds on updates we made to the health and social care standards.
The amendment sets out that people can choose to identify at least one person as an Essential Care Supporter.
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Today’s announcement is huge and is the closest we will get to ensuring that no-one has to ever endure what happened to my mum and many others.