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Health secretary Jeane Freeman says wrong care home guidance was 'not a conspiracy'

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Scotland's health minister blamed "an error, not a conspiracy" after draft guidance for care homes was published before it had been officially approved.

Jeane Freeman was accused of "incompetence" by opposition MSPs after the document, which advised on testing and admissions policy, was sent out to industry bosses despite not being signed off by ministers.

It was also published on the Scottish Government website before being removed. Care homes have been described as being at the "epicentre" of the Covid-19 outbreak, with concerns raised about the rate of testing among residents.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster, and local councils,

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