Heartbroken Scots daughter demands Nicola Sturgeon allow safe care home visits for loved ones
care home visiting scandal.Opposition political parties have backed a plea from thousands of families who have been forced to watch loved ones endure nine months of coronavirus lockdown isolation.The nation’s care homes were locked down 300 days ago.Proposed emergency legislation would give nominated relatives or friends the same access rights to care homes as staff, while following stringent infection control procedures.The campaign has been named in honour of 62-year-old Anne Duke – a former care home therapist who has been cut off from her devoted family while battling early onset dementia.A petition launched by her daughter Natasha Hamilton calling for the First Minister to take action has been signed by more than 86,000 people.The